Example sentences of "[Wh det] a [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 But when you have a community centre like street that is which a joint you can see the value of of of maintaining it as a a paid for as a a a erm and be substantial volunteer input that exists .
2 Mrs Winston Frederick Churchill Guest , known everywhere simply as C.Z. , has always been a doyenne of taste , leading the type of international life that included friends like the Duke and Duchess of Windsor — ‘ so cute , so tiny , what a chic he had ’ — the Agnellis , Bill and Babe Paley , and the Kennedy 's ( JFK and Jackie ) .
3 ‘ Certain people always look divine together , ’ she is saying , ‘ the Agnellis ; Bill and Babe [ Paley ] ; Jack and Jackie — divine ! divine ! — The Windsors , so cute , so tiny — what a chic he had — Michael and Molly Phipps ; Diana and Reed [ Vreeland ] … ’
4 Had Maisie said what a stud he was ?
5 Liphook entertained third placed Mytchett in their last game of the season , and what a thriller it turned out to be .
6 What a conquest you have made , McAllister , and think what a triumph it would be for a maid-of-all-work to become a curate 's wife .
7 Well Kate what a night I spent and I must have phoned
8 Oh my gawd what a night you had !
9 The sandy beach on Majorca is ideal for flopping on by day in order to recover in time for the next night of action , and what a night it will be in this town that never sleeps !
10 Lassa Java pushed him early on … what a night it was for the Meek family from the Forest of Dean as they watched their dogs dominate …
11 " I hope he does n't tell them what a state we 're in , all the same .
12 What a state they were in then !
13 But perhaps you do n't remember how he hated that life , and what a state it got him into .
14 ‘ My goodness , what a state you people are in. l his the lot , Number One ? ’
15 Saw what a state he was in .
16 What a problem he was .
17 Music and dance is the way the story of ‘ Sikulu ’ is put across , and what a variety it offers !
18 What a row they are making ! ’ called Allen , raising his voice to be heard .
19 What a dope she must have looked with it dripping over her shoulder .
20 And what a stir it caused , too , ’ she added , quite as though Isabel had not been present .
21 ‘ Cheezus , what a maroon I am .
22 What a girl you are , McAllister .
23 Her hand now cradled a tiny canister ; what a conjuror she could be .
24 use every opportunity to tell everyone what a swine you are
25 What a shock he got when he turned the corner to find the entire corridor overgrown by mountains and mountains of wild plants .
26 Anyone who has been walking across grassland and has nearly trodden on a hare , will know what a shock it is when the animal suddenly leaps up and darts off .
27 Alain did not know what a shock it had been to be dragged up those stairs and to find a room like a small time capsule , the very essence of the man she had not known still lingering there .
28 What a shock it was for Nicodemus to learn this truth .
29 ‘ Oh , what a shock you gave me , ’ she said as the door slowly opened .
30 And what a shock you 're going to get when you find his full army there , all but a hundred or two . ’
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