Example sentences of "what [pron] [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The problem had arisen because the first plan used had a river running through the property — what no-one had realised was that the course of the river had changed , leaving a piece of land unconveyed . |
| 2 | We knew her and we also knew that she was taking food to a different set of prisoners ; they were beginning to scatter over an increasingly wide area as there was now no hope of an immediate Allied invasion of northern Italy , which was what everyone had hoped for . |
| 3 | Denis rallied the defeatists with a robust speech : what everyone had said showed how pretentious were some of the demands made by the party for us to interfere here , there and everywhere . |
| 4 | I acted on what everyone had told me I then asked my friend who had a contact in Tesco 's about it she said well there is one . |
| 5 | It 's what everyone has to do at some time — it 's called taking responsibility for yourself . |
| 6 | After this freak show , we are led inexorably to what everyone has waited for ; the re-assemblage of The Birthday Party for a mini-greatest hits package of ‘ Dead Joe ’ , ‘ Wild World ’ , and ‘ Nick The Stripper ’ . |
| 7 | ‘ Most people would say an Expo was to promote , to show the world what everyone has to offer . ’ |
| 8 | Well you know what I mean knew very well and nodded . |
| 9 | That 's what I mean get some exercise in your legs . |
| 10 | Well that 's what I that 's what I mean go down down Shallard 's Road here down |
| 11 | much do you want on that if you see what I mean to describe about dreams that |
| 12 | But let me make it immediately clear what I mean by this ; what I mean to say is that Miss Kenton 's letter set off a certain chain of ideas to do with professional matters here at Darlington Hall , and I would underline that it was a preoccupation with these very same professional matters that led me to consider anew my employer 's kindly meant suggestion . |
| 13 | What I mean to say is … |
| 14 | Wh what I mean to say is I could n't in advance guess which field it was that you were going to want at any particular moment . |
| 15 | ‘ What I mean to say , ’ replied Robert , ‘ is that I feel I need to know where I stand . ’ |
| 16 | What I mean to say it 's not very , it could be appreciated if they about it , but we just er left to do it and then tell him afterwards the bits . |
| 17 | Oh yes I know what I mean to say is |
| 18 | Snubs you know what I mean do n't you ? |
| 19 | Yeah but you know what I mean do n't you ? |
| 20 | Well i it 's not a big thing , it 's only you know what I mean do n't you ? |
| 21 | Apart from that it was jumble sales or what I got given . |
| 22 | what , what , what I got to watch you do it , careful , |
| 23 | If I end up back there , she might just be interested enough in what I got to say to do some investigating of her own . ’ |
| 24 | Is that what I got to tape ? |
| 25 | What I wish to argue here is that far more could be gained from a serious study of others ' methods and findings . |
| 26 | Now , what I wish to ask in this book is whether this way of thinking about Britain 's decline is useful and accurate . |
| 27 | Now , what I wish to ask in this book is whether this way of thinking about Britain 's decline is useful and accurate . |
| 28 | My Lord there is a final part of our submission on on this is because I do n't know whether your Lordship has a copy of the report this is the report of the fact that My Lord erm what I wish to refer you to if I may , is erm that paragraph three one of the report which is erm that solicitors and er he instructed himself er from the law society who told him that the law society in paragraph three page five , do n't issue any specific directional guidance duty of care in relation to the plaintiffs transaction , the Law Society view obligation to be have to be considered on the basis of and he then goes on from there to depart from that approach to speculate as to what his approach would be erm |
| 29 | What I wish to discuss then is the contention of some in recent years that ‘ Jesus was a feminist ’ . |
| 30 | What I wish to propose is that for this poor and hungry population many of the physiological symptoms of which they complain are also symptoms of chronic hunger . |