Example sentences of "[coord] [Wh det] [verb] i [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 31 | For a long time I never realised how badly paid and overworked I was , but what made me feel bad in those days was the rudeness and lack of respect with which I and other Asian women were treated by the supervisors . |
| 32 | That was how I wanted it to be , but what made me ache was the knowledge that Jo could n't have all she wanted : to he the writer of stories , whose stories were her children , but heart-breakingly not to have Laurie . |
| 33 | But what do I 'ear ! |
| 34 | But what do I tell my Service ? ’ |
| 35 | But what do I do about Joe ? |
| 36 | But what do I do now ? |
| 37 | ‘ My qualifications bear scrutiny , ’ Leith answered , ‘ but what do I do for a reference ? |
| 38 | Yes , but what do I do now ? |
| 39 | But what do I expect ? |
| 40 | ‘ Yeah , ’ grinned Billy , ‘ but what do I say to our Mam , that was her blanket . ’ |
| 41 | The minute she 'd gone Cal grabbed my hand , held it till the front door banged shut , plus another minute to see if her mum would open it again to shout ‘ But what do I say if they ask — ? ’ |
| 42 | But what do I know ? |
| 43 | but what makes me laugh is doctor he 's , I think he 's absolutely cracked |
| 44 | The big boys tried to make me feel at home by taking me to the greasy spoon for a pie but what did I care for food as the table rang with drug quips and acerbic one-liners about Danielle Dax from Gavin Martin , James Brown and Danny Kelly . |
| 45 | Yeah , but what did I tell ya ? |
| 46 | But what did I get out of him ? |
| 47 | ‘ Yes , but what did I see ? ’ |