Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] what [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the rosy spectacles are laid aside , it is clear that what to the husband and children can be a refreshing hobby — after all they are more often than not the consumers , not the producers , of the home-made jam — to the wife can be another variant of the natural mother image and in everyday terms can mean longer than ever hours at the chopping board . |
| 2 | If you 're gon na do this have you thought of this and what about this and how does this work . |
| 3 | So is that And what about the electricity bills how do you ? |
| 4 | And wha ca n't go any further with that and what about the nine ? |
| 5 | Well , er sure but what about commercial workers and peddlers and others who |
| 6 | The offspring will probably be selected to want a greater quantity of parental investment than the parent because again , a little bit extra for the offspring probably means more than what to its reproductive success , than it er would mean to the reproductive erm , success of , of the mother , as far as the offsprings are concerned . |
| 7 | But er somebody was in and left it all filthy and mouldy and what for ! |
| 8 | Once you are wrapped around by the cirque you realize that it is not beautiful but what in the eighteenth century they knew as ‘ sublime ’ . |
| 9 | There is no greater modern illusion , even fraud , than the use of the single term work to cover what for some is , as noted , dreary , painful , socially demeaning and what for others is enjoyable , socially reputable and economically rewarding . |
| 10 | Two times five and what about the thirty six can you think of two numbers that would make thirty six when you multiply them together ? |
| 11 | Four times five and what for McCloy ? |
| 12 | I never remember her dressed other than what in those days would have been considered ‘ ladylike ’ , with a touch of white at the high neck , and her hair drawn back , which suited her hairline and the shape of her head . |
| 13 | 3.5 But what of the general level of awards itself , ignoring inflation ? |
| 14 | Sure England were bad but what about the progress made by Norway ? |