Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] what " in BNC.
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| 1 | His father then asked William what he should say to his school-fellows , to which the boy replied , ‘ Tell them to prepare to meet their God ; and tell them I said so ’ ’ |
| 2 | Mr Rose asked Marcus what he thought of when he thought of home . |
| 3 | ‘ Like I said , I walked up to him and asked –in what the idea was . |
| 4 | When I asked Alison what qualities you need to be a marketing controller she said , ‘ you need to be able to establish immediate empathy with the people you are talking to as you may only have a short time to get the feedback you need . |
| 5 | Breeze soon began to feel better , and asked Chignell what had happened . |
| 6 | I asked Fleischmann what was known about this and he laughed as he said ‘ Not enough ! ’ |
| 7 | In the December issue we asked readers what they considered to be their most treasured possessions in the home and whether they preferred to use or admire them . |
| 8 | He puts himself in good light by adding that he gripped me tightly round the shoulders in reassurance , that he gave me brandy , that we talked long after the starlings had ceased their chatter , that we walked down into the street and discussed in jogging stride what guilt or shame or desire could do to the human soul . |
| 9 | The Stavka , Russia 's supreme war council , asked Brusilov what he could do to take pressure off the Italians by preventing even more Austrian troops being taken from the Eastern Front to the Trentino . |
| 10 | I am sure that one can not guarantee 100% what is running on the moor , rather like the problem in the New Forest . |
| 11 | What we say influences what we think and in turn , what we do . |
| 12 | So if you should ever doubt wonder what love is all about |
| 13 | You want bread what did he have for lunch ? |
| 14 | ‘ The English did n't seem to know right what they were doing . |
| 15 | It 's very good he the video 's just as safe as if children that needs character what do you think ? |
| 16 | I might enjoy sampling what I was touching a few minutes ago . ’ |
| 17 | Say man what is she ? |
| 18 | In arriving at a figure for stock in a business manufacturing and assembling furniture what questions would need to be considered ? |
| 19 | Teague helped form what must have been the quietest back row in the history of the game when he joined up Dean Richards and Winterbottom in the 1991 Grand Slam side . |
| 20 | They are intended to inform students what to study , teachers what to teach , and examiners what to examine . |
| 21 | Yes , so what act , so do you know Mark what it is that makes these people think those things ? |
| 22 | In 1983 a questionnaire given out by the Tourist Office asked visitors what pleased them most about Madeira : 35.7 per cent of those questioned said the natural beauty of the island , 13.6 per cent the friendliness of the residents , 12.4 per cent the climate , 8.4 per cent good hotels and 7.8 per cent the flowers . |
| 23 | Roland asked Maud what the critics made of this . |
| 24 | Occasion is almost a synonym of cause in many contexts : ( 168 ) She asked Mathilda what occasioned Manfred to take Theodore for a spectre . |
| 25 | I asked Maxine what she felt about the session she had just experienced . |
| 26 | So when I asked Karen what she thought she was up to , I was merely expressing my irritation and anxiety at this interruption . |
| 27 | On 11th February , in the second week of the new session of Parliament , Tite asked Hall what steps were being taken about new Government Offices . |
| 28 | One day at breakfast Richards asked Woodruffe what was going on . |
| 29 | He read it through , a touch uneasy that its jocularity might displease Newton but knowing that it told Newton what he wanted to know . |
| 30 | My friend went on ahead and told Mum what had happened and Dad , after leaving work , came out to meet me . |