Example sentences of "[conj] what [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It did n't matter how old she was , or what her personal wishes were , when her father saw what she had done to her hair he would undoubtedly try to murder her . |
| 2 | We do not know , however , how old Lettaford is ( the oldest longhouse dates only to the sixteenth century ) or what its earlier arrangements were . |
| 3 | The FO said : ‘ We 're not sure how long the review will take or what it all means . ’ |
| 4 | 6 The teacher should find out what his pupils are studying in other classes or what his mature students ' professions , jobs and intentions are , in order to integrate their language work ( cf Special Purposes English ) . |
| 5 | Tell you what , it 's in better bloody nick than what my old E reg was . |
| 6 | Dr Wyn came at lunchtime while Lydia was eating pheasant leg and wondering whether the goodness inherent in a broth made from pheasant carcase was sufficient to justify sneaking it , disguised as soupe bonne femme , on to the supper tray of an ailing vegetarian , and what her real motives were . |
| 7 | During the next few days , the new assistant in Birch Grove learns where each resident 's room is and what their individual needs are . |
| 8 | What he says they were intended for and what their actual use was to be , were , I suspect , quite different . ’ |
| 9 | Hence this type of learning could not be achieved by mere transient modulation of transmitter release ; new proteins were being made , and it was necessary to discover which they were and what their cellular functions were . |
| 10 | The first is to locate what is happening in the NHS to a broader ideological , economic , social and political context , and the second is to explain in some detail how the reforms have been implemented and what their current status is . |
| 11 | It was unclear why the Green Berets were in the hotel when the guerrillas attacked , whether the luxury hotel was their normal billet , and what their precise mission was supposed to be . |
| 12 | Amidst all the changes which took place in Eastern Europe during 1989 , the opening of the borders between East and West Germany on Nov. 9 , 1989 ( see p. 37025 ) was perhaps the most significant event to NATO members in that it confirmed that such changes , in particular the evolving relationship between the two Germanies , demanded an assessment of how NATO should respond and what its future role would be . |
| 13 | First of all ‘ society ’ , as distinct from the State , had to be isolated and analysed , and secondly an attempt had to be made at understanding the evolution of society , since only then would it be possible to understand under what circumstances the State evolved and what its historical significance was . |
| 14 | Or whether we 're using it as as a a mailshot reminding our customers of of how good we are and and what our improved facilities |
| 15 | In the " Lady Chatterley " case , Mr Justice Byrne directed that " as far as literary merit or other matters which can be considered under s4 are concerned , I think one has to have regard to what the author was trying to do , what his message may have been , and what his general scope was " . |
| 16 | However , he had not forgotten Selkirk 's death and , when we were alone , constantly speculated on how the Scotsman had been murdered and what his enigmatic rhyme could mean . |
| 17 | The task of redaction criticism is to determine how the editor ( redactor ) of a biblical book utilized his sources , what he omitted and what he added and what his particular bias was . |
| 18 | His mother held him on her knee and explained for the hundredth time how big the ship would be and how many oceans it would cross and what his big brother would see from it . |
| 19 | We saw in earlier chapters that there was a substantial disparity between Hitler 's actual expansionist aims and what his public image suggested he stood for . |
| 20 | For what you decide to do now will influence whether or not you turn up for work — and what your likely reception will be if you do . |
| 21 | My Lord my initial reaction is it sounds logical as well and I I wondered if if what my learned friend has said i if and also what your Lordship 's initial view is , if the matter can be left in that way er i if after further reflection , it seems right then of course that 's the way that we will approach it . |
| 22 | But what their 1–1 draw at Olympia Leisure Centre yesterday did signify was that the champions reign throughout that period is finally drawing to an end . |
| 23 | As far as what his political role will be , you know my husband is an ANC man — and he 's not going to deny it . |