Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] what the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this case , which is not exceptional ( see Weiskrantz & Cowey , 1963 ) , experience expanded what the monkeys regarded as acceptable food , and at an earlier stage in development experience had narrowed the range . |
| 2 | One glance confirmed what the noise had already told him . |
| 3 | The girl asked what the matter was . |
| 4 | At Cabinet on the Wednesday morning the Chancellor reported what the Foreign Secretary ( still confined to his house ) proposed to say . |
| 5 | The Editor knew what the situation was in here . ’ |
| 6 | The democratic leader suggested what the boys should do , showed concern for each boy 's individual welfare , participated in the activities of the group , but left the decisions about what to do to the boys themselves . |
| 7 | The story continues with an account of how the next day when he started to get upset Little Turtle remembered what the tortoise had told him so he closed his eyes , pulled in his arms close to his body , put his head down so his chin rested against his chest , and rested for a while , until he knew what to do . |
| 8 | In Jones v Jones ( see 13.11 ) the court considered what the fate should be of a valuation " made on an erroneous principle " . |
| 9 | If the taxpayer understood what the Government are planning with this privatisation and what they are doing to the coal industry , there would be no doubt what would happen at the next general election . |
| 10 | A juror asked what the comforts were , for he only saw a little straw in the corner of the room , the windows of which were broken . |
| 11 | His ear confirmed what the electronic bug had told him shortly before he had entered the suite , namely that there was no sound of movement from within the bedroom , or its adjacent bathroom . |
| 12 | And he hoped Papa Grimwood would handle the Lennox girl with finesse — assuming the old villain knew what the word meant . |
| 13 | The place where that service was performed was the place where the sub-licensee did what the grant enabled him to do without being stopped by the taxpayer . |
| 14 | Muller helped Natal beat Transvaal 14–13 in the Currie Cup final , and his display confirmed what the Springbok selectors suspected — they have a star on their hands . |
| 15 | In district elections in Kerala on Jan. 30 the ruling Left Democratic Front won what the Hindu described as " breath-taking [ electoral ] victory " , gaining absolute majorities on the councils in 12 of the state 's 14 districts . |