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 | Well , er sure but what about commercial workers and peddlers and others who |
| 3 | But er somebody was in and left it all filthy and mouldy and what for ! |
| 4 | 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 ’ . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Sure England were bad but what about the progress made by Norway ? |