Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [Wh det] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maggie knew what the older woman was driving at . |
| 2 | I do n't know if Fenella knew what the Kraken was , but she knew who I meant . |
| 3 | Mona asked what the dear child was burbling about , and led him to Bumface 's vacant chair by the fire . |
| 4 | Lucy Jackson underlined what the NDO had said about using local press photographs and materials being ready before the event to ensure possible publication . |
| 5 | Stephen knew what the bank wanted , and for once he was a bit short on answers . |
| 6 | Burun wondered what the Manchu would tell Suragai when he saw him . |
| 7 | They followed a pattern which was virtually invariable , for Haussmann decided what the optimum height should be in relation to street width and perspective , a feature which was most noticeable in the avenue Napoleon III ( now avenue de l'Opéra ) , which had as its focal point Garnier 's great Opera House , the epitome of Second Empire architectural style . |
| 8 | Jessamyn knew what the cowboy was made of . |
| 9 | Jed knew what the answer was , and he was drunk enough to carry it off . |
| 10 | Lee wondered what the towels were for . |
| 11 | Oliver wondered what the connection was between playing at stealing from the old gentleman 's pocket and becoming a great man . |
| 12 | God knew what the Superintendent was on about . |
| 13 | Huy wondered what the husband was like . |
| 14 | And Preston knew that William knew what the rest of them had known , or suspected , for some months : that he and his mother were never going to America and that the Master Sergeant was never coming back . |
| 15 | The Trunchbull sensed what the child was thinking and she did n't like it . |
| 16 | The Navaho knew what the moon wanted of her . |
| 17 | Strachan took what the coach described as ‘ a whack on the thigh ’ in Leeds United 's win over West Ham on Saturday . |
| 18 | Hau knew what the Khmer Rouge could do . |
| 19 | Claire knew what the job involved . |
| 20 | The rest of the Latin text , which deals with both religious and secular matters , including the preparation of a fleet , seems also to be what they preached , and it ends by stating that these were the statutes issued by King Æthelred which the nobles promised to observe . |
| 21 | Tobie spared a thought for Cairo , and Mamelukes , and Tzani-bey , and wondered if Nicholas knew what the emir was doing in the Mameluke camp outside Famagusta . |
| 22 | Speaking after talks with the STUC , Tommy Gorman , acting works convener at the axle-making plant in Glasgow , claimed : ‘ The DTI knew what the possibilities were in September . ’ |
| 23 | They would appear from time to time and taunt the old couple , reminding them of their past lives and the failures or mistakes which had brought them to the castle ( though never detailing them — neither Quiss nor Ajayi knew what the other had done to justify sending them here . |
| 24 | Fortescue saw what the problem was : the defence of English interests both on land and at sea , which needed to be acted upon with a speed which only the existence of some form of permanent naval force would allow . |
| 25 | Bissell 's eyes never left Rohmer as he spoke , and Rohmer knew what the thing meant when it said it would n't talk to Gilbert anymore . |
| 26 | Melanie wondered what the significance of this desolation was to him , for it seemed to mean a great deal . |
| 27 | He added : ‘ We do n't believe Tony did what the caller accused him of . |
| 28 | Chesarynth remembered what the old witch had said about young girls . |
| 29 | Dexter wondered what the superintendent 's idea was , except that it must relate in some way to Jim Lancaster . |
| 30 | Both Elaine and James wondered what the old man , dressed in an assortment of ill-fitting clothes , was talking about . |