Example sentences of "[coord] [prep] what [pron] can [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus Sir William Trumbull , when he was sent as English ambassador to Paris in 1685 , was told that : You shall constantly correspond with our ministers in other foreign courts , for our better service , and your mutual information and assistance in your respective negotiations ; and you shall also maintain a good correspondence and intercourse with all the other ambassadors , envoys and ministers of princes and states in amity with us , and as far as you can penetrate into the designs of their respective superiors , and of what you can discover of this nature you shall give us a constant account by one of our Principal Secretaries of State . |
| 2 | There 's a good few people around this quarter afraid of you and of what you can do when you open your mouth . |
| 3 | He is confident , brave and agile , and from what we can gather he is rated the best in America . |
| 4 | ‘ Her name 's Louise , ’ Christina volunteered , ‘ and from what I can gather she 's madly in love with him . ’ |
| 5 | The aim is to test children both in what they know and in what they can do . |
| 6 | But from what I can gather from his scrawls you 're doing a good job . ’ |
| 7 | It may not be a perfect match , but from what I can gather , it 's as near as dammit . ’ |