Example sentences of "i [vb past] what [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I asked what the Lewis ailments were compared to those in Australia . |
| 2 | I asked what the rest did but he must have heard it before because he was not amused . |
| 3 | Feeling that further conversation was needed , I asked what the roses were like at Sutton that summer . |
| 4 | I asked what the DTI officials had said , and he said that they had told him nothing . |
| 5 | After checking that I was not talking to the media , I asked what the nature of her enquiry was , and she proceeded to furnish me with the facts . |
| 6 | Just on the shall we say off-chance I asked what the situation was regarding additional lines between Norwich and Crawley as between Stansted Norwich and Crawley to see if there was anything under way and what the approximate cost would be because erm well I know there 's more D D I facilities now . |
| 7 | He asked me whether I was a country person I asked what the qualifications were he said country born and bred , well I was born in Liverpool spent my childhood and early adolescence in rural Nottinghamshire , moved to Highfields , emigrated to the West Indies and now live in sub rural Blavey so I do n't know whether I qualify as a country person or not , but I 'd like to bet that I 've milked more cows by hand than he has if that 's any qualification . |
| 8 | As soon as I 'd closed , sorry , slammed the door , I realized what a prize idiot I was being , so I returned ‘ toot sweet ’ . |
| 9 | I realized what a marvellous actor he was when I saw him in this and only wished that he had n't relied so much on the funny voices and hidden behind the easier way out of doing the characters that he could do so easily — and it was easy for him . |
| 10 | The famous sequence when the helicopters gather in the sky before the great attack has music with it — very familiar music ! — but , do you know , I was so gripped by the power of Coppola 's image , the helicopters , the music , that it was n't until many , many hours afterwards that I realized what the music was he had been using . |
| 11 | It was only when I got home and looked up the dictionary that I realised what a gem it had been . |
| 12 | ‘ It was then that I realised what a lovely person he was , ’ says Avril . |
| 13 | WHILE watching the Olympic boxing , I realised what a sensible idea it is for the amateur fighters to wear headguards to protect them from brain injuries . |
| 14 | The sense of disbelief grew when I realised what a truly wonderful prize I 'd won . |
| 15 | It was only after we had left , and were returning home that I realised what a good feeling it was to have helped someone in pain . |
| 16 | I said the first thing that came into my mind , but once I 'd had time to think everything through I realised what a mistake I 'd made . |
| 17 | I noted what the hon. Gentleman said in his biblical reference ; it occurred to me that he should be a little more careful when talking about St. Paul . |
| 18 | ‘ Yet at the same time I imagined what the celebrations would be like at Molineux . |
| 19 | and the , of course , you went onto to number one the man 's two er , group secretary who draws it out I forgot what the other one was . |
| 20 | That was the first time I discovered what the word ‘ reputation ’ meant . |
| 21 | Secondly , I heard what the hon. Gentleman said about the Christmas bonus , but many other people would think that if the relevant sums of money were available — and they would be quite substantial — they should be directed to the less well-off pensioners . |
| 22 | I heard what the hon. Member for Beckenham ( Sir P. Goodhart ) said and I share his disappointment and that of my hon. Friend the Member for Bradford , West ( Mr. Madden ) that the amendments relating to the rights of the child have not been selected . |
| 23 | I thought I knew what a pirate looked like — a very different person from this clean and smiling man . |
| 24 | I knew what a pineapple |
| 25 | Now I knew what the doctor at the Centre thought of me , and he was n't far wrong . |
| 26 | When I came over here , I knew what the LH and the Grand Cherokee were , but they had not been introduced and I had n't driven them . |
| 27 | I knew what the limits were , so I could brace myself . |
| 28 | And I said , ‘ Yes , ’ because right away I knew what the question was telling me . |
| 29 | I would have left had I not seen he was wearing something I had n't seen on him before , and had to ask him about it , certain I knew what the answer would be . |
| 30 | I knew what the score was , let's put it that way . |