Example sentences of "[verb] i what [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She asked me what the time was . |
| 2 | On one U-day last winter , a short-sighted neighbour asked me what the pretty flowers were . |
| 3 | I met the then Chairman of the AAA , Bill Ferguson , who asked me what the problem was all about . |
| 4 | My mum come up to see me and asked me what the bandage was for and I told her I 'd burnt myself . |
| 5 | But if someone asked me what the " oldest tree in the park " meant , or what " oak " meant , or what the meaning of the sentence as a whole was , I would have to explain to him the meaning of these expressions with the help of some other expressions which he could understand . |
| 6 | Mass attendance , erm , mentioned the hospital , he asked me what the hospital was like you know , whether it was acute or , or whatever erm |
| 7 | I think this was the day you asked me what the quality of life was . |
| 8 | You show me what a clever girl you are ? |
| 9 | ‘ While I was with her , ’ I said , ‘ she told me what a wonderful husband you had always been to her — always , in every way , all your married life . ’ |
| 10 | The following morning he told me what a wonderful night 's sleep it had given him and was fulsome in his praise of what he called his ‘ beautiful lady ’ . |
| 11 | ‘ You would n't believe how many of our employees told me what a good deal they got on a car or a boat because they adopted Karrass ' strategies ’ says an executive of a major oil company . |
| 12 | ‘ But Mother went scarlet when the boss 's wife told me what a nice suit I was wearing , and I told her that Mother had spent nearly all night making it . ’ |
| 13 | But , in fact , as I pointed out the minute you told me what the letters said , there was n't one line there to connect them with Chambers . |
| 14 | Nobody had told me what a cinema or a film was , and certainly nothing about the concept of an animated cartoon ; and I was taken into the largest enclosed space I 'd ever seen , into a crowd of strangers , put on a seat , and the lights went out . |
| 15 | He 's told me what a deadweight you were to him . |
| 16 | A lot of victims who 've received them have told me what an eerie feeling it is . |
| 17 | ‘ Not until you 've told me what the hell happened to make you trigger shy . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Locally , both the Teesside TEC voluntary sector group and managing agents in Cleveland have told me what the effects of these blinkered policies will be in the coming year . |
| 19 | Give me what no one ever asks you for . |
| 20 | Give me what no one wants from you . |
| 21 | Give me what the others want nothing to do with . |
| 22 | King : Then tell me what the inky-fingered crew Have new concocted to admire , or damn , in me . |
| 23 | ‘ At least tell me what the book is . |
| 24 | Tell me what the other end of the river is like . |
| 25 | ‘ Now , ’ he said , ‘ tell me what the hell happened in there . ’ |
| 26 | She said : ‘ Tell me what the story is and I 'll tell you whether your contact is any good . ’ |
| 27 | Tell me what the deal is . ’ |
| 28 | Tell me what the date is , tell me what the new lands are where once Lac Léman was . ’ |
| 29 | Tell me what the date is , tell me what the new lands are where once Lac Léman was . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ So start talking , tell me what the hell 's got into you ! |