Example sentences of "i [verb] what " in BNC.

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1 ‘ He said that he could n't pay me because he had to maintain his cash flow for the London opening , but what he would do was to let me regard what he owed me as a stake in the show . ’
2 Not so much because of the menace in his voice and manner , but because it caused me to lose what little respect I had for him .
3 else , let me think what else
4 was that the one where hang on let me think what it was , there 's some , there 's a it was , at Oxford College were n't it and one of them was trying to be a like high up in the church or something
5 He was too far away from me to see what he was catching on .
6 I looked behind me to see what appeared to be a solid forest of standing Tory MPs from county constituencies anxious to ask questions about their own particular rail lines .
7 ‘ I think they 've been watching me to see what I eat .
8 But I got a distinct impression he did n't want me to see what he was writing .
9 She hoots and is about to say something , but she holds off in front of Darius and squints at me to see what I mean .
10 The only enjoyable memory that I have is that of the instructor , a tall man with dark hair and a quiet nature vault a large gate in one bound and coming sprinting towards me to see what was the matter .
11 At the beginning of Lent , Miss White approached me to see what she should do about the appeal
12 And let me explain what I meant by that silly passage in my last letter , about expensively dressed girls .
13 Let me explain what I mean .
14 Er now let's go back over oh first of all let me explain what the idea is Hello .
15 Just let me explain what it is .
16 As you 're finishing off , let me explain what we 're going to do .
17 ‘ You would have me remain what I was , ’ Suragai said , ‘ and alter the rest . ’
18 erm let me introduce you to — perhaps in a rather more quantitative way — let me introduce what is the sort of hoariest paradox about evolution .
19 Difficult not to take the weather personally and on this day , when it is so important that the sun shines , I think of Camus 's return to Tipasa , ‘ walking through the lonely and rain-soaked countryside ’ , trying to find that strength ‘ which helps me to accept what exists once I have recognized that I can not change it ’ .
20 Before I discuss the technique of punt fishing , however , let me describe what kind of punt is ideal , and then you will know what to look for if you are about to buy one , or know what to plan if you are a good D.I.Y .
21 Let me describe what I regard as the best conditions of all for bream fishing .
22 ‘ There 's no point in me explaining what you 've actually got there , is there ? ’ the Doctor asked .
23 I remember that she asked me to guess what was inside a sort of pasty served to her on Thásos , and that I got it right at the first guess : macaroni .
24 A.I 'm afraid it is impossible for me to guess what was wrong with your Ram .
25 It 's this stupid leaving me to guess what I 'm being nagged about .
26 My contempt is aimed at other and real people , those who by their looks and whispers and complicated innuendoes have forced me to write what I had no desire to write .
27 I do look at other women 's bodies ; I tell myself it 's good for me to know what ‘ ordinary ’ bodies look like .
28 Sunday was the only day when Joan 's routine was sufficiently fixed for me to know what she was doing .
29 Third , although some comparison between my present experience and others is necessary for me to know what words to use in description , and although such comparison , especially in the case where the objects compared are a past and a present experience , is fallible ( since memory is fallible ) , still the comparison is not what I am trying to express when I try to express my beliefs about my present experience alone .
30 It would help me to know what is wrong and how to treat you . ’
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