Example sentences of "[noun pl] what [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At last his father had put into words what Frank had known instinctively lay between them . |
| 2 | He achieved with words what Lecter did with dentures . |
| 3 | But I also care because of the high quality of the scripts. thirtysomething is to soaps what Hill Street Blues was to cop shows : sharp , irridescent and innovative . |
| 4 | Fittingly , Strangelove are to three-minute melodies what Gary Lineker is to goalkeeping . |
| 5 | ( A statement of special educational needs is a document which outlines the special needs of an individual and lists what resources should be made available to meet those needs in the educational setting . ) |
| 6 | In a critical article written several years ago , Townsend concluded by reminding his readers what Tawney had written in 1913 . |
| 7 | Sophia Tickell tried to track down two great characters who brought home to NI readers what conditions were like in the mining town of Siglo XX . |
| 8 | If it 's practical how you 're gon na occupy twenty kids what resources |
| 9 | It believes its TeleScript technology will be to computers what Postscript was to printer . |
| 10 | We shall inquire presently whether we should ask informants what things mean ; let us first consider whether words are the most appropriate items of language on which to elicit judgement . |
| 11 | Thirdly the cry to the Father was to set the captives free from the Devil , who ensnares and traps what goodness is left in human beings . |
| 12 | NORTON is to motorbikes what Aston Martin is to motorcars . |
| 13 | To ask the Minister for the Arts what discussions he has had with London arts organisations about provision of arts facilities and entertainments for children ; and if he will make a statement . |
| 14 | To ask the Minister for the Arts what support he gives or plans to give to the design museum . |
| 15 | To ask the Minister for the Arts what percentage of his budget he intends to spend in the current year and next year on ( a ) opera and ( b ) poetry . |
| 16 | Second , it gives our staff excellent experience to go abroad and broaden their horizons … people are less likely to complain about working conditions here when they 've seen with their own eyes what conditions are like abroad . |
| 17 | If investors assume that the expected level of demand will be lower than the so-called equilibrium position ( the position that yields what economists term ‘ warranted growth ’ ) then the level of savings in the economy will exceed investment , and therefore demand will be lower than expected . |
| 18 | Smith saw the opportunity to do for books what Jack Cohen had done for groceries at Tesco 's — ‘ Pile 'em high and sell 'em cheap . ’ |
| 19 | Tabasco is so well known that it is to pepper sauces what Hoover is to vacuum cleaners . |
| 20 | He advised visitors what roads to take and pointed out the sights they should see on the way . |
| 21 | That rules deduction rules of whatever kind er derivation rules or rules er applied to sentences in logic on the basis of the structure brackets what kind of connectives you have and so on . |
| 22 | A pause , in which she tried to feet what Rose was struggling to say . |
| 23 | He said he had only repeated to the salesmen what Mr Runciman had said , that it was not a vintage year . |
| 24 | It is not a condition that the third State be specified by name provided it is clear from the context or surrounding circumstances what State is intended , or that a group or class of States is intended of which the claiming State is a member . |
| 25 | Bennett , on the other hand , had my absolute loyalty and to witness him in action led one to understand in later years what Lord Reith — founder Director of the BBC — meant when he said " I was never fully stretched " . |
| 26 | The EEC was attempting to do within its transition stage of fifteen years what Benelux did in three : and yet it was only at the end of its transitional period that Benelux had had to face up to serious difficulties in seeking to achieve its ambitions . |
| 27 | That , I mean , the , the appointments what Jane and Linda do make me , I 'll be honest , they 're quality appointments , not all of them but I would sixty , seventy percent of them are good quality appointments . |
| 28 | To start with , it 's not at all clear these days what people mean by it , or even whether it exists any longer . |
| 29 | Well I think it 's best to , yeah yeah , I mean o the best thing to do is actually lift it up and use a little bit of the underneath to try out the colours what colour 's that going to be ? |
| 30 | Money transfers What evidence exists about direct transfers of money between relatives , what kind of sums are involved and between whom ? |