Example sentences of "[conj] what with the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I decided that what with the big human-sacrifice convention in town , the cultists would be too busy to post any of the grade-A guards , and that the job would fall to Sleepy Joe and the Catnap Kid . |
| 2 | ‘ And what with the tunnel and the European Market , what 'll be left of England ? |
| 3 | What with Anna being such a charmer and what with the fact that he is now sleeping with her , he does his level best to find some small saving grace in her writing , something he can praise without hypocrisy . |
| 4 | And I 'm there bouncing up and down and what with the heat of the sun and the smell — I tell you , mate , it feels like days . |
| 5 | ‘ Well , we certainly thought we were climbing , the wife and me , you know with all that pulling ourselves up over the rock and all , and what with the fact we were , well , in a manner of speaking , how can I put this , em , climbing up to the top . ’ |
| 6 | But now I was up in the air , and what with the clouds , I lost all my orientation Where the clouds parted , I could see the whole tube , land all around me , and it seemed to go up like a tower , so the town and the factory belt and the parks were hanging from the walls over my head , they were all going to crash down on me , and the city on top of them . |
| 7 | ‘ Well , because , in the first place I had the radio on , and what with the paraffin stove going — that makes a bit of noise — and a towel round my head … |
| 8 | At Christmas they always played ‘ You came down from the stars ’ and at Easter they usually played a Pastorale , and what with the roar of the traffic and the crowds of chattering shoppers or tourists it was practically impossible to distinguish the tune except in short bursts . |
| 9 | It was impossible to suspend one 's belief — and what with the audience jeering and throwing peanuts , the whole thing was a disaster ! — he did nothing but cry all the time — right out of character — just stood there and cried … |
| 10 | But he had so much to do before he could leave , the milking and so on , and what with the long journey as well , he was very tired when he arrived and apparently nodded off . |
| 11 | I 've no business to ask , but I do like to know everything that 's going on here , and what with the measles , I 've been so dreadfully out of touch . ’ |
| 12 | Our children had in , they went to schools here , and what with the friends , and neighbours and former schoolfriends we got on wonderfully well with the general public . |
| 13 | ‘ I would n't ask , but what with the baby and everything … ’ |
| 14 | We shouted but what with the noise of the water and not knowing their language of course it was n't any use and then we were in the water . |
| 15 | Then I tried swimming , but what with the current and the fucking cassock — and then bang I got hit in the ribs like someone had kicked me and I thought I was a goner , it must be a rock I thought and I gave up and sort of passed out . |
| 16 | He tells everybody his sister gave it to him for Christmas and he does n't really want one , but what with the job and all his meetings it comes in handy . |
| 17 | ‘ She may be itching for me to leave , but what with the heat and having to fight his corner — ’ he cast her a droll look ‘ — this weary traveller is on the point of dehydration . ’ |