Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] what [art] " in BNC.

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1 Here , Pip has realised what a disaster he is and he has been hit by hard consequences as a result of his greediness .
2 The Treasury Bench has heard what the hon. Gentleman said .
3 Constantinos has missed what a lot we ‘ gawpers from the other end of the earth ’ flock to see .
4 Once it has decided what the text is ‘ about ’ , it queries each apparently new or discordant topic or action , and amends its database from the writer 's response .
5 Mr Heseltine can reasonably say that he has done what the political reality required of him .
6 Axelrod 's work has shown what a mistake this is .
7 From my experience , in Brighton , she has shown what a caring , young , attractive lady she is , especially when she took time out to meet her own supporters and to sign autographs .
8 ‘ Ian Crook came out of Tottenham reserves and has shown what a quality player he is .
9 But the influx of outsiders with a vision of the wine they wanted to create has shown what the region can do .
10 Second , asking questions establishes whether the buyer has understood what the salesperson has said .
11 In previous Wembley appearances Norman has proved what a tremendous asset he is to the team .
12 Trevor Anderson has proved what an astute manager can do with an average squad , imagination — and money .
13 This being so , we could say that the bistable has remembered what the input states were — it has the memory whereas a simple gate has not .
14 The court approaches the question by looking at the wording of the contract and whether the expert 's work has followed what the parties had agreed .
15 I am sure that he has recorded what the hon. Gentleman said .
16 It does not have to be that he has conceived what the French are calling the coup de force for Miss Jonathan . ’
17 He has read what the care-worn pebbles say , and he does n't like it .
18 It is assumed that research has established what the nature of child abuse is , who the actual and potential perpetrators and victims are and hence what are the associated factors which put children at ‘ high risk ’ .
19 I 'd forgotten what a thin face Dad had got — how old he was .
20 I 'd forgotten what a joy it is to have a girl-friend .
21 I 'd forgotten what a delicious meal tea could be ; and sitting there I felt invaded by the envy of the man who lives in an institution , and has to put up with institution meals and institution everything else , for the rich private life of the established .
22 Maybe , just for once , he 'd understood what a science story was all about ?
23 Well , anyway , thought Julia , she could n't be worse at waiting than she was at typing , so she 'd asked what the rate of pay was .
24 You have n't got one y know , quite cheap just mats that they they ah I 've got forgotten what the word is for it they make the mouse improves the performance of the mouse see
25 It 's the members of the police committee at the end of the day that 've had endorsed what the chief constable had done , and it 's their councils that are gon na suffer .
26 ‘ The Prime Minister must make known what the Government 's plans are .
27 In my wildest imaginings , I could not have foreseen what a wonderful life lay before me .
28 The House will have heard what the hon. Gentleman said about his parliamentary neighbour .
29 That comes within the responsibility of my fellow Under-Secretary of State , my hon. Friend the Member for Eastwood ( Mr. Stewart ) , who will have heard what the hon. Gentleman said about further applications .
30 The detailed points raised by the hon. Member for Linlithgow ( Mr. Dalyell ) are matters for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs , who will have heard what the hon. Gentleman has said .
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