Example sentences of "i [vb past] [adv] what " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I asked earlier what those penalties might be , I was fobbed off with the answer that the matter would be referred to the industrial tribunal , and that the worker involved might receive some form of compensation . |
| 2 | I never used to be able to read good before I went into prison : I used to get into the book and think , ‘ What 's that word ? ’ and then cut the word down to size until I made up what it was . |
| 3 | I made out what I could : |
| 4 | I realized just what a macho I was at heart . |
| 5 | It was some while — I mean , a day or so — before I realized just what ‘ left it ’ really meant . |
| 6 | Momentarily I realized exactly what I was doing . |
| 7 | At the same time I realized exactly what I disliked about it . |
| 8 | I almost ignored his last words because I was still thinking about Billingsley 's dishonesty , but then I realised just what McIllvanney had said and I frowned . |
| 9 | I was delighted to be informed that I was one of the prize winners , but my delight turned to disappointment when I realised just what accepting the prize would involve . |
| 10 | I realised then what had happened . |
| 11 | I checked out what was happening ahead . |
| 12 | ‘ I married for money , and I got just what I wanted . |
| 13 | Years later , after my mother 's death , I found out what had caused that first attack and precipitated the fatal one . |
| 14 | I would never try on something revealing like a swimming costume in a communal changing room , because when I was bigger I 'd be thinking everyone would be looking at the bulgy bits thinking how fat I was ( well , this is what I thought after I found out what my friends had been saying ) , and now I would feel too self-conscious because other girls would be thinking how skinny I look . |
| 15 | It was n't until The Byrds ’ ‘ Untitled ’ double album came out with the liner notes explaining all about the string-bender that I found out what a fool I 'd been … |
| 16 | ‘ My first reaction was ‘ meals on wheels ’ , ’ he laughs , ‘ but then I found out what a big organisation it was and that what they did appealed to me . |
| 17 | I was already enough of an expert to recognise it — people had begun to give me books about birds of prey , so the first time I heard this sorrowful sound I searched through my books until I found out what it was . |
| 18 | ‘ I could n't give my own name , till I found out what that fellow was up to . |
| 19 | Later , I found out what it was all about . |
| 20 | The next morning I tried again , I found out what his name was ( vile coincidence ! ) , |
| 21 | I found out what made him tick . ’ |
| 22 | As I did when I found out what he 'd done . ’ |
| 23 | When I found out what was going on I persuaded the colonel to go for a little holiday — and then , ’ he continued angrily when Hilary snorted derisively again , ‘ when I did meet you , I could n't believe my eyes . |
| 24 | it has n't really been erm all that eventful but at least by staying put rather than going off at , I , I 'd , I 'd thought about , at one time , erm emigrating to New Zealand but er erm when I found out what the conditions were like out there I decided to stay and er |
| 25 | That 's the one I found out what mine was . |
| 26 | I 'm glad I found out what that is . |
| 27 | And basically they ha and the other thing , right , I found out what they had for dinner the other night right ? |
| 28 | because I 'd chase people round to find , till I found out what I wanted to know . |
| 29 | From them I learnt where what was left of my battalion were . |
| 30 | I recognised then what had been made more obvious since , and that is that major labels have absolutely no value for a band that wants to function independently . ’ |