Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [Wh det] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It only revealed what a warm , decent nature you have . ’ |
| 2 | Sharpe told Ziegler what he knew , which merely confirmed what the Prussian Captain had already discovered for himself . |
| 3 | Now she suddenly thought what an interesting and novel item it would make in the fete if the Pack dressed up as Brownies through the years , showing the Brownie uniform from the first days to the present time . |
| 4 | I no longer took what the English said seriously . |
| 5 | The other thing I was interested in was the increase of ele of occupational therapists and I just wondered what the realistic expectation was of being able to recruit them because as far as I know they are a scarce resource er and not easy to find . |
| 6 | Not of his talent — he always knew he was good and he always knew what a great songwriter and performer he was — but for instance , he was nervous of audiences . |
| 7 | They clearly appreciated what a magnificent building they had acquired and spent £800,000 on restoration and conversion of the Grade II listed structure , which was subsequently turned over to the manufacture of high-technology measuring equipment . |
| 8 | In so doing it also crossed what the Swiss recognise as an ancient cultural frontier which in this part of the country runs not as a straight line but in a curve in clockwise direction , through the Brunig Pass , the centre of the highland massif known as the Napf , and the river Reuss which flows out from the Vierwaldstattersee at Luzern . |
| 9 | If he really disliked what the beastly troika had done to it , he could have resigned — or , perhaps more effectively , threatened to . |
| 10 | But how many people even knew what a cellular phone was seven years ago . |
| 11 | Amiss wondered what the average reader would make of the club . |
| 12 | AOPA was actively involved throughout the campaign to save West Malling and has found that in several instances residents in the neighbourhoods of airfields have been opposed to flying , but when they were made aware of the horrors of what the possible alternatives would be , they then realised what a valuable green and friendly asset a local airfield could be . |
| 13 | Gooch was chief hero with 92 and Lamb again showed what a good one-day player he is , but 22 of the total of 269 were wides that West Indies could ill afford . |
| 14 | Recall that at the beginning of this piece I briefly discussed what the representational theory of the mind has got right : that thoughts are not simple responses , reactions or reverberations to environmental stimulation — contrasting this with the case of the thermostat which automatically switches on and off at pre-set temperatures . |
| 15 | ‘ All these years I 've known her and I never realised what a nasty temper she has , ’ said Rose . |
| 16 | ‘ I never realised what a sour stink wet blankets can make . |
| 17 | She was so busy talking to another woman , who was weighing onions , that she never noticed what the wee fellow was doing . |
| 18 | I actually understood what the Hon. and learned Gentleman said , which is unusual , although I do not think that it contributed much to the debate . |