Example sentences of "[conj] what [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | De Beaugrande and Dressler rightly point out that it is ‘ much more straightforward to decide what constitutes a grammatical or acceptable sentence than what constitutes a grammatical or acceptable sentence sequence , paragraph , text , or discourse ’ . |
| 2 | trying to think of what new schools and what making a new start , this er , for your file |
| 3 | ‘ Do tell me , and what gives a destitute Englishman away in a foreign land ? |
| 4 | The Scottish summary of what it is that parents value in teachers and what makes a poor ( as well as a good ) teacher ( SED 1989:7 — 11 ) is in some ways an up-to-date version of parts of Enquiry 1 ( Schools Council 1968 ) . |
| 5 | But what constitutes a free election ? |
| 6 | So many hon. Members have poured scorn , but what makes a political society work ? |
| 7 | But what makes a good witch ? |