Example sentences of "[vb -s] what [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dunedin has what the Book of Records claims to be the world 's steepest street , with a gradient of 1 in 1.4 . |
| 2 | Section 38 specifies what the expression means . |
| 3 | And the other one just specifies what the path is , does n't it ? |
| 4 | Even when a picture is used , it is not complete , it takes the form of an icon which contains what the perceiver considers matters at the time . |
| 5 | Similarly , Article 13 is expressly designed to allow service by post unless the law of the state of destination contains what the commentary describes as a ‘ positive prohibition ’ of such service , a requirement which is quite unrealistic in the context of the legal tradition of many countries which would actually take grave exception to such service . |
| 6 | Your only hope is to find Madame V — and pray the letter Beatrix sent her contains what the kidnappers want . ’ |
| 7 | And so , Simon he he wants what the apostles have got . |
| 8 | In recounting his early lessons on the farm Mervyn Cater illustrates what a high standard of craftsmanship meant , not only in horse matters but in general work on the farm : and what kudos and local reputation the highest standard gave to the horseman . |
| 9 | The discussion on the perception of risk in Section II illustrates what a difficult area this is . |
| 10 | yes , mm , one wonders what a British company are doing manufacturing leg irons anyway in the twentieth century . |
| 11 | ‘ Rumoured Golf Links at Bolney ’ and one wonders what the next 80 years will bring . |
| 12 | Exactly how this will be done remains to be seen , but one wonders what the effects will be . |
| 13 | The results are uneven and one wonders what the result would have been if Mr Smith had examined all the companies covered by the original report for a longer period . |
| 14 | Even the early varieties developed in the time of Browning and Tennyson were nothing like the splendours of today , and one wonders what the genius of their poetic expressions would have made of the ethereal glow in the half light of ‘ Super Star ’ ( see page 129 ) , the exquisite shape and deepest of all crimson-black red of ‘ Charles Mallerin ’ or a hundred and one other modern marvels . |
| 15 | One wonders what the factors are which cause modern uncivilised behaviour ? |
| 16 | But do tell me — are you saying it matters what a mere woman thinks of you ? |
| 17 | During the first few tens of Ma Jupiter would cool so quickly that it hardly matters what the initial temperatures were provided that they were at least a few times 10 000 K. After a few hundred Ma , the exact time depending on the initial temperatures but in any case a small fraction of Jupiter 's lifetime , the rate of cooling would be far less . |
| 18 | When I tell her , she says what a wonderful Christian Pa is , by which , I imagine , she means his calmness in adversity . |
| 19 | I says what a bloody excuse , I says and his car broke down , shh bloody corporation buses here , why does n't he use a corporation bus to get in ? |
| 20 | Er what a lovely wife she says what a lovely man you are . |
| 21 | Kenneth says what a joy it is to be back on one of the Great Western ’ Castles ’ . |
| 22 | Oh yeah , I says what a clever fellow I am I say ! |
| 23 | Erm which basically says what the main issues throughout the year were . |
| 24 | As it stands the districts seem to be wanting their cake and eat it in that they would like er a policy restricting development in the open countryside but they do n't want it to come with baggage that is specific which says what the exceptions should be . |
| 25 | Yes , that 's right , I mean it 's that most of you , most of you can , most of you can arrive at work in the morning and if somebody says what the traffic 's like you would n't know , because you do n't know how you got there . |
| 26 | And these are the prices quoted for erm no , it does n't say from no nope it just says what the prices would be . |
| 27 | Fiat has improved equipment levels across the board and a 1.1 Uno now casts what the 1-litre used to cost . |
| 28 | It all depends what the problem is . ’ |
| 29 | But I 've I think it is a valid facility but it depends what the facilities for . |
| 30 | You know things like uppermost in people 's minds , I do n't know whether I suppose this question of fees might still be , I do n't know , it depends what the national executive say , but I mean I think it 's those issues and the fact we can respond quickly is , will be an advantage . |