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Example sentences of "what [pers pn] [verb] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	much do you want on that if you see what I mean to describe about dreams that
2	Now , what I wish to ask in this book is whether this way of thinking about Britain 's decline is useful and accurate .
3	Now , what I wish to ask in this book is whether this way of thinking about Britain 's decline is useful and accurate .
4	What I hope to do from now on is to offer constructive suggestions as to how we might go forward .
5	Such is the burden of what I hope to argue in the next chapters .
6	What I hope to gain on the course is to be able to speak more confidently and to get over the nerves .
7	What I remember vibrates in a permanent present .
8	Wh wh what I remember going through policy is the fact that we wanted to employ us Environment Officer with some clerical support , and I think that that 's actually what went to policy .
9	‘ And you have n't seen what I get to put on next , ’ she said with a shudder .
10	She did n't ask what I 'd done to my hair .
11	That night I watched television and did some paperwork , amending the maps to include the newly named Black Destroyer Hill , writing a brief description of what I 'd done to the rabbits and logging both the effects of the bombs that I 'd used and the manufacture of the latest batch .
12	well they were always against me , well Bill was during the war , what I 'd done to them , finished all the decorating , put shelves up , go on the slate to put his aerial up , he would n't go up , I had to climb out my bedroom window onto the gutter and its a wonder I did n't kill myself then , put his aerial up and
13	I saw it twice , the second time to see what I 'd missed through racked sobs the first time .
14	The grooms on the train were all younger , thinner and from what I 'd seen of them in their uniform T-shirts less positive .
15	From what I 'd heard of La Flaxperson , a crowbar might help .
16	I thought about how I 'd walked around all those weeks and what I 'd felt about him and the crazy things I had found myself believing .
17	‘ It was because I could n't stop myself , because I was driven by the need to know if what I 'd felt in Sintra had been real and still existed .
18	When Pat told me that he 'd been pleased with what I 'd said on Day to Day I felt better ; I could n't have coped with his disapproval as well .
19	But at least I 'd taken the first step , and not an easy step , considering what I 'd said to the doctor at our last meeting .
20	And e what I 'd put on what I 'd said to her Erm I think I 'd put on here , you know , Re refer to section five on on of the brainstorm list , and she 'd all she 'd typed in is , Where is section five of the brainstorm list , I could n't could n't find .
21	It was what I 'd said to Bill Mabbeley .
22	It was what I 'd said to him , near enough .
23	How the hell did he know what I 'd said to Colonel Stok ?
24	I 'd a lump on my head the size of a goose egg ; I 'd been through some kind of hell in the spaces ; I 'd prayed for … it was not what I 'd prayed for at all .
25	She came back with what I 'd asked for .
26	‘ I was so angry I started to cry , but the stylist insisted it was what I 'd asked for .
27	Rufus asks me what I 'd had in mind , and I shrug .
28	Erm , what I 'd thought about , because at this stage we 'd like to erm , perhaps start to get the feel of these little examples of application , How do these pairings sound for you .
29	In the big chief 's private office Hartley informs me casually that what I 'd taken to be a ping pong ball-firing toy gun on the table behind me was actually an automatic 12-bore shotgun capable of delivering a dozen lethal rounds in quick succession .
30	In the big chief 's private office Hartley informs me casually that what I 'd taken to be a ping pong ball-firing toy gun on the table behind me was actually an automatic 12-bore shotgun capable of delivering a dozen lethal rounds in quick succession .