Example sentences of "[vb infin] what this [noun] " in BNC.

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1 But mind you , I did n't know what this shag society was about .
2 Peter did not know what this dream meant .
3 However , we can help you to help yourselves by letting you know what this deadline is ; the date up to which we can pretty much guarantee your ad 's inclusion ( as far as we can ever guarantee anything ) .
4 Erm does anybody know what this M N O two business is ?
5 And I did n't know what this buddy meant ?
6 ‘ Do you know what this drawing means or the significance of the seed cake ? ’
7 Much to the amusement of two American girls who stayed with us because they did n't know what this phrase was I mean they could n't have sort it out in the first place of what it meant .
8 Very generally we can categorise what this source produces by way of data into the following elements : first , what people do , their acts and behaviours ; second , the thoughts , beliefs , aspirations , values and motives that people hold ; third , their speech , either verbal or written , which accompanies both of the above .
9 What we were gon na do is see what this bit like
10 One day I 'll see what this creature looks like . ’
11 I 'll see what this fella says .
12 Obviously the proposer and seconder of this motion do not remember what this scheme meant to people in the forties when it was demeaning and degrading and a great intrusion into their private lives and I do feel Mr Mayor that as it was a a it was demeaning and degrading in the forties it will be no less demeaning and degrading in the nineties .
13 Later we find Pemberton speculating about his future role with respect to " his little charge " , but at that stage we can only guess what this role will be .
14 Local authorities are under a duty to provide a minimum of educational facilities and the courts will decide what this minimum is .
15 Can you hear what this boy 's saying Norman ?
16 I 'd met the best , the most famous , and the richest , and they did n't have what this guy had , and I wanted it .
17 And what the soldier wants will enormously affect what this belief of his will make him do .
18 I want I 'm gon na explain what this number is , right .
19 However , it is difficult to identify if this reflects a cohort effect : does this reflect what this age group were brought up to believe was a healthy diet or the reduced income of older people ?
20 I du n no what this thing 's for I 'm sure .
21 I remember doing a crossword once and I could n't imagine what this word was that I 'd got .
22 I could n't even imagine what this sensation might be like any more , so utterly had it evaporated .
23 Can any cadet say what this flaw might be ? ’
24 I never met any students who could define what this slogan meant , but usually it brought a look of amusement to their faces .
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