Example sentences of "i [vb past] [adv] [verb] what [art] " in BNC.

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1 I popped in to see what the form was , and to find out if I 'd been fired as a house-sitter .
2 I needed it because when I finally disentangled myself from Zaria 's legs ( another advantage noted : no claws ) , I padded over to see what the noise was .
3 The evening ended with a Pirate Play and I went home thinking what a wonderful concert , as it probably was for an elementary school having no spare cash .
4 I did not understand what the man was doing , but I wanted to be near the fire .
5 And he had once elicited from her the statement , ‘ I did not have what the English refer to as ‘ a good war ’ . ’
6 By now I did n't care what the soldier thought .
7 From time to time Mr Salmon used to read to me from his morning paper , but as he could never find a mention of the Royal Fusiliers I did n't discover what the old man was up to .
8 I did n't say what the license is .
9 He reverts to the point with the analyst : ‘ Supposing I did n't have what a child objectively should be entitled to … ’ .
10 And it 's something to do with getting the num the , the system so you 've got zeros in and I did n't understand what the heck it was on about .
11 Still pleased as punch from selling an exploding lager can , I went on to boost sales of an elephant 's trunk nose design and a Woody Allen mask but I did n't ask what the young man wanted THAT for .
12 I did n't know what a kidney was , that it would be worth money .
13 I did n't know what a kidney was , that it would be worth money .
14 I did n't know what a Sibyl was .
15 He could n't believe I did n't know what a crome was !
16 I did n't know what the two of yer was talkin' about , did I ? ’ he growled .
17 " I got fed up of seeing people 1 knew getting dressed up and going to pubs or discos , because I could n't and I did n't know what the latest was — and round here that matters a lot , " said a nineteen-year-old Wigan woman with a child .
18 I did n't know what the hell was going on .
19 I did n't know what the hell was happening , and I certainly did n't know how to cope with it ! ’
20 Each time I got back to Rocamar Peter would say , ‘ Well ? ’ and I would shrug and pretend I did n't know what the hell he was talking about . ’
21 ‘ But afterwards I did n't know what the hell I was going to do about it , about us .
22 No , because I did n't know what the
23 They did n't look very spectacular , I did n't know what the price was , but they certainly did n't look all that special .
24 Well I did n't know what the sort of , modus operandi is er
25 I 've seen them , I did n't know what the hell they were doing .
26 I did n't know what an epidural was , but I knew I would n't have any pain so it was okay by me .
27 I did n't know what an egg looked like .
28 You say that , Audrey w er just bought a camcorder and she said I did n't realize what a , you know , Leicester accent I 've got .
29 I had n't noticed what a weird old bird Ned was , either .
30 I was in a discourse , a medical discourse , and I had n't understood what a discourse was before .
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