Example sentences of "[vb infin] what [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He knew he must buy what meant something to her , however ugly . |
| 2 | The most unusual styles to see around today could include what pass for country , city-sophisticated , improvised junk , garden room , Italian modern , French ( Louis Le-whatever ) uncompromisingly antique or whatever period is chosen ( Georgian , Jacobean ) industrial ( high-tech or creative salvage ) , art deco and art nouveau . |
| 3 | Er I very much hope so er that my Noble Friend will recognise what does seem to be the prevailing view in this House on , on your all quarters and all parties and er and will indicate that on most of the points of controversy , not just the but most of them , the Government is prepared to think again , he may even feel that it might be prudent to defer further consideration of the committee stage of this Bill er after today 's sitting er er for a little time and when discussions could and should take place between those who hold different views and er his own very considerable power conciliation er could be used . |
| 4 | Each will market what results independently . |
| 5 | Like the air we breathe , water is a basic element : if you ca n't trust what comes out of the tap , then , most people feel , something is wrong . |
| 6 | He will be no more able to give an explicit account of the methods and skills he has acquired than a master-carpenter will be able to fully describe what lies behind his skills . |
| 7 | I shall describe what seems to be common , though in the knowledge that any picture of such a complex and varied profession must necessarily be somewhat of a caricature . |
| 8 | All of the other theories to be discussed here can only describe what has happened ; they have no real conception of what the motive force of power or change is in society over time other than to rely on describing the eclectic , indeterminate behaviour of subjective and free individuals . |
| 9 | All they do is describe what has happened in the past and guess that the pattern will repeat itself . |
| 10 | ‘ I would appreciate it , if you would describe what happened , ’ Bragg said earnestly . |
| 11 | Well daddy 's one day and he up this big flagstone and it was er topping off a grave and did n't ken what to do so he just put the flagstone back and kept on and the next time he went to he and he it up again and he took up the skull and . |
| 12 | Right what I 'll do now is I 'll introduce what means and then we 'll go back and think abut the impact that they have on training . |
| 13 | In summary : ‘ I stimulate you to think about how you are going to achieve agreed objectives ; later we 'll explore what happened and whether you need any help to improve further , or merely some new objectives . ’ |
| 14 | Now let us explore what lies behind the contemporary appearance of quite another group of towns : towns which reveal nothing at first sight of their secret , physical history , and which indeed seem to have little or nothing in common as one looks at them and around their streets . |
| 15 | She did not know what to ask for at the ticket window so she essayed the machine . |
| 16 | Erm well I do n't really know what to ask you because I was prepared to erm |
| 17 | She did n't know what to wish for . |
| 18 | I do n't know what strolling and |
| 19 | I had to go on my own and ring the doorbell with an easel and canvas under my arm and I did n't know what to wear . |
| 20 | I do n't know what to wear mummy . |
| 21 | Just do n't know what to wear tomorrow . |
| 22 | Children are often snappish and can not be touched ; they want to do as they please yet do not know what pleases them ! |
| 23 | Do you know what pleases your partner most ? |
| 24 | The trouble was , she did n't know what to put . |
| 25 | that form before and they will not know what to put on it or what they |
| 26 | No you 're not cos I did n't know what to put in the box . |
| 27 | I ai n't got nothing so oh I did n't know what to put in . |
| 28 | You do n't know what to put on ? |
| 29 | Still , something was expected and hoped of me there ; I was credited with a future , and I called some fondness into being , even though this was because they did not know what lay under my surface . |
| 30 | And though Tutilo did not yet know what lay in store for him , nevertheless he could not be quite sure this apparently joyous return would be the end of it . |