Example sentences of "[prep] what i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Andrew Jackson got a bit nearer what I thought we were asking for with his ‘ Crazy For You ’ from Madonna in support of the Official Monster Raving Loony Party . |
| 2 | I just said : ‘ Skipper , after what I said about your bowlers in the paper , I had to ! ’ |
| 3 | But I have to , because there 's no way he 'll have time for me after what I said to him . ’ |
| 4 | The first thing to do is to rephrase the question that everyone asks themselves , not ‘ what would I like to grow , what do I want to grow ? ’ but ‘ what do I have space for , and how much time am I prepared to devote to looking after what I plant ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Not after what I 've been through . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I do n't want to go in any of the women 's services after what I 've heard from Eileen , ’ Anne said . |
| 7 | And not after what I 've been through . ’ |
| 8 | me a pound after what I 've just done for you out there |
| 9 | After what I told you last night , I — ’ |
| 10 | ‘ After what I saw here today , I do n't believe you 're afraid of anything . ’ |
| 11 | I never met him and , after what I heard about him , I never had any ambition so to do . |
| 12 | But after what I understand would have been several years of compulsory Russian , he could barely manage da and nyet . |
| 13 | I head south after what I think 's called a hearty breakfast and an even heartier cough . |
| 14 | And he admitted : ‘ I know it is going to be a hard slog for me to get back , but after what I have been through I 'm not bothered how hard it is going to be . |
| 15 | Aside from the rest , after what I have said to Caswell — that you are my wife — we should make it good . |
| 16 | After what I have been through I have changed my mind completely . ’ |
| 17 | Anyway , after what I did ter that silly ole goat at the sawmills the coppers might fink I 'm a villain an' try ter get the ole boy ter say I was there . |
| 18 | Yeah well it was the , it was a week ago so it 's not what I did to it , it would n't stay soggy after what I did to it . |
| 19 | But in these four cases there are features that require the decision , which was relatively recent , to be reconsidered after what I consider to be a proper procedure . |
| 20 | I began walking towards what I thought was the town . |
| 21 | There is sufficient money in balances to pay our share of that , if we need to do so , and I think making scare stories about it does n't do anything towards what I hope we all want , which is an efficient , effective police force in this county , protecting us erm from crime , and helping to prevent as much crime as possible . |
| 22 | I see us moving more and more , towards what I call these kind of targets of activities , we 've got the Victoria Ward |
| 23 | But at least I 'd taken the first step , and not an easy step , considering what I 'd said to the doctor at our last meeting . |
| 24 | ‘ I am a poorer man by some 200 £ than when I came to the Province ’ , he told Gould , apologising for his inability to pay his subscription to Birds of Australia , ‘ and my salary has been reduced to the lowest figure and is far below what I enjoyed as a private Gentleman . ’ |
| 25 | I did not mind that often the work was well below what I felt certain I could do . |
| 26 | I 'm incredibly proud of what I 've achieved . |
| 27 | I find much of what I 've heard is implausible . |
| 28 | But the truth is , if you had ever seen this young man , naked or clothed ( and I have see him both , and halfway in between ) , then you would admit to the accuracy of what I 've said . |
| 29 | Here 's a little of what I 've learnt about them . |
| 30 | Ask for their opinion : ‘ What do you think of what I 've said so far ? ’ |