Example sentences of "and what i [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were sand drifts in the corners , and what I took for lace curtains at the windows turned out to be spider webs . |
| 2 | And what I took for a womb , slowly flaking apart with age . |
| 3 | ‘ But I began this without any hope whatsoever of winning the one thing I wanted above all others because I thought it was already given , and what I took in compensation merely made me want it more and resent its absence , because I kept loving you more and more . |
| 4 | A lot of them concerned the Arsenal team and what I thought about them . ’ |
| 5 | I was actually flashed at er in the library and what I thought of I would of done was completely different to what I actually did , erm , I thought I would of been quite calm about it , but in fact I ran out the library and I ran straight back to my flat erm , I was at that point I think about twenty one |
| 6 | And what I like about it — no . ’ |
| 7 | Erm , and what I said about the erm |
| 8 | I suppose what I was asked and what I said in reply will be subject to the ‘ 30 year rule ’ — and heaven knows what any archivist will make of it all in the year 2012 ! |
| 9 | Before I come to discuss the philosophical problems that are raised by this sort of account of self and autonomy , I want to look at what I have called its implicit politics ; and what I mean by this primarily is its possible consequences for the way in which women might think about their relationships to each other , and the way in which they might think about themselves . |
| 10 | And what I mean by that is for example er a pan like that we can buy for a quid which happens to be a . |
| 11 | And what I mean by help out is that one of the documents that we leave er when we sign them up to take the product is a list that so that looks something like this . |
| 12 | It 's it 's on the basis that any employer has a duty of care to employees and what I mean by that is that er an employer has a responsibility to not work employers er er employees under conditions that that are known to be unsafe . |
| 13 | Erm I think that those are erm er disadvantages with which any er possible location in Harrogate er District would start and I do n't think the assessment in Mr 's paper er accurately reflects either the criterion in the structure plan er in terms of assimilation , or indeed the nature of the landscape erm and what I know of it in the Harrogate District . |
| 14 | ‘ My experience at The Dorchester and what I know from the Four Seasons Inn on the Park ( Four Seasons recently acquired the Regent Group ) , shows me that there is a market which appreciates the best service and is prepared to pay £200 a night and more for it . ’ |
| 15 | This is the hallmark of greatness and what I saw in Nicklaus I now see in Olazabal . ’ |
| 16 | It 's against the system in Continental Europe , it 's against the system I saw in the occupied West Bank when I went out with the police last year and what I saw in South Africa a fortnight ago when I went out w with the police there i i i into the shanty towns and so on . |
| 17 | And what I make from writing barely pays my part of the housekeeping . |
| 18 | Can I hope your shiver means you 're aware of me and what I have in mind for our entertainment tonight ? ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I redrew it to what fitted our site and what I needed in terms of accommodation for the children and grannies who appear from time to time — mindful of the fact that Edwina and Michael were two and four , but were n't going to stay that size for long . ’ |
| 20 | And what I sustain with mine . |
| 21 | It 's certainly made me rethink my approach to digital processors and what I expect from them . |
| 22 | You know it 's er it 's it 's a mystery force , and what I do for one in some way affects the million . |
| 23 | But that is in my own time and what I do in my own time is up to me . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ I have no … merits yet ; and what I want to be would be nothing to you . ’ |
| 25 | Whether the men used me or not , I now have a better understanding of relationships and what I want from them . |
| 26 | I suppose you may say : ‘ Why should I be more green ’ ? and what I say to that is : ‘ I do n't know what the reason is for you but I do know that for me it 's about showing compassion for the planet we live on and trying to hand on as much beauty and good-will as we possibly can to future generations ; while improving our own quality of life . |
| 27 | One day I 'll tell Stuart about the flowers and what I did with them and I expect we 'll have a good laugh with Oliver as well . |
| 28 | If I were trying to keep things straight , I should have told Stuart about Oliver 's appearance at the door and what I did with his flowers . |