Example sentences of "what [verb] [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | That 's what got me the two years inside , pal . |
| 2 | What made them the ‘ vanguard of the world revolutionary movement ’ was the ‘ party of a new type ’ . |
| 3 | Just for a moment she let her hand linger on his sleeve , then slowly withdrew it , wondering if she was glad or sorry that he had given her such an insight into what made him the man he was today . |
| 4 | Especially on the second night , I had the feeling that he wanted to talk , and what made it the more interesting was the variety of his experiences and the mature way in which he alluded to them . |
| 5 | What made you the woman you are today ? ’ |
| 6 | What occurred none the less fell well short of the Community 's original proposals . |
| 7 | alright just shut up a minute , I 'm talking to ya , so she said afterwards oh I says that was good were n't it could n't even switch the machine on and she said it does n't matter does it , she said it 's not what happens its the way you deal with it , and I made a joke of it and I said to him oh this is good i n't it ? relax you 're in safe hands I ca n't even switch the machine on , but anyway I did it in the end and he was alright , and he said thank you very much , that was , you were very good , you were very kind , cos it is frightening and one thing I said to him do n't hold your breath , because people think when their having an E C G they 've got ta hold their breath for some reason , just lie there take a deep breath and do n't breathe again but you 've never had one so you would n't no , I 'm just going to mix this up |
| 8 | ‘ What lost us the match was a rush of blood to the head when they had the man sent off . |
| 9 | What bothers her the most is the feeling of being cut off from the outside world . |
| 10 | I closed the gap , but he had gained at the start and that is what gave him the advantage at the finish . |
| 11 | What gave him the right to have it ? |
| 12 | that 's what gave them the sort of , the idea to set it up but I mean Aston is good because now we 're n now we 're not |
| 13 | The rules and routines of the institution made her feel secure and offered her plentiful opportunities to do what gave her the most satisfaction , to comply . |
| 14 | What gave her the greatest satisfaction was the water , now bloodstained by the final , flamboyant exhibition of the setting sun . |
| 15 | Sometimes I think that 's what gave me the strength to deal with all that 's happened to me since , ’ she says . |
| 16 | That 's what gave me the idea . ’ |
| 17 | That was what gave me the due . |
| 18 | ‘ What gave you the idea we were going to ask you about his personal life ? |
| 19 | ‘ What gave you the notion for this ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Yes — no doubt she is — but what gave you the idea that I have such a plan in mind ? ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Look , if you do n't want to tell me who you are , or what gave you the horrors , then do n't . |
| 22 | twelve months ' M O T just to what to pay what the lad had offered it |
| 23 | What gives him the right to talk like that to a man like Mr Chamberlain ? ’ |
| 24 | I believe it is possible to propose an explanation for the intuitive feeling one gets that the -ing form would be somewhat inappropriate here : the author is describing a person who is groping for anything which will reassure her before she meets her angry father and the mere fact that she is able to perceive objects which are familiar to her — when she feels so disoriented that she can take nothing for granted — is what gives her the sense that she is neither shirking nor lying . |
| 25 | That 's what gives them the power . |
| 26 | But what gives us the sequence ? |
| 27 | What gives you the right to come here and start asking us these personal questions about our families and that ? … |
| 28 | What gives you the greatest cause for optimism ? |
| 29 | Ebenezer moved closer to his brother , facing Connor ‘ What gives you the right to ask for our mother ? ’ he wanted to know . |
| 30 | And that 's what gives you the pain right at the front . |