Example sentences of "[prep] what [verb] [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having formed the first phrase and its complement as the first sentence of our theme , we must turn to the problem of what to do in the second sentence . |
| 2 | His recollection of what lay behind the next step , the establishment of an ill-fated Royal Commission , is illuminating : |
| 3 | I hope I do n't add to the confusion of the Borrowdale guidebook editions when I point out that their detailed account of what occurred on the first ascent of Prodigal Sons is in fact what happened on a totally different route named Déj ‘ a Vu . |
| 4 | I saw nothing suspicious and I know nothing of what happened on the second floor . ’ |
| 5 | There was a need to keep the US public involved in great power politics , in marked contrast to what happened after the First World War . |
| 6 | Er , obviously on a more serious note , er it was very disappointing that we had such a severe er downturn in profitability last year after several years of steadily rising profits , and so what I want to do this morning was tell you a little bit about what happened in the last part of the year , since we met at the time of the interim results presentation last September , tell you the actions that have been taken and give you a little bit of insight as to where we stand at the present time . |
| 7 | He did , for what seemed like the next million hours . |
| 8 | ‘ Ask Clive , ’ Polly repeated for what felt like the hundredth time . |
| 9 | Giving him a mutinous look , she defended for what felt like the fortieth time , ‘ I did n't know about the baby ! ’ |