Example sentences of "what [pers pn] [adv] [vb past] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Mill says exactly what I just said in response of him that is if the people are prepared to accept these why what 's to stop them consulting and asking for advice about how they should cast their vote and so Mill later on gives a response to his own suggestion about plural voting in effect without realizing that what he 's done .
2 I said at the time that reports are ALWAYS one sided when the score is 3–0 or 4–0 , this coupled with what I actually heard on radio 5 and what Ive seen of the goals is that Leeds had plenty of the ball , just found it hard to break a 6,7,8 man defence , and norwich looked dangerous on the counter attack .
3 Some of them do it sheepishly , and with reluctance and say , It 's never what I ever had in mind .
4 What I really learnt about teaching was when I actually started the stuff .
5 As Lewis tells us in the preface to the published version of this book , his initial reaction was to wish for anonymity , ‘ since if I were to say what I really thought about pain , I should be forced to make statements of such apparent fortitude that they would become ridiculous if anyone knew who made them , .
6 But all I wanted was a bit of independence , a chance to find myself and discover what I really wanted from life . ’
7 They say they 'd appreciate knowing what I originally had in mind , so they can see if it still sounds suitable .
8 Her feelings for him had been a pallid thing beside what she now felt for Fen .
9 He represents what she truly wanted in life .
10 She even claims to be the government 's science policy coordinator — a role we should n't attach too much weight too , according to Mrs Thatcher , who once told New Scientist off for inflating this part of her job beyond what she really had in mind .
11 NUMEROSO : Before we go on , Unesco , could you tell us what you really had in mind when you proposed this experiment ?
12 This decline was comparable with what we previously found in colon carcinomas .
13 What they desperately sought in return was the score on Evenwood skipper P W Teesdale , the Big Bad Wolf of Durham County League cricket .
14 What he obviously had in mind was the manoeuvre carried out by horsemen displaying their skill at a gymkhana .
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