Example sentences of "[coord] [Wh det] [verb] i [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ My qualifications bear scrutiny , ’ Leith answered , ‘ but what do I do for a reference ? |
| 32 | Yes , but what do I do now ? |
| 33 | But what do I expect ? |
| 34 | ‘ Yeah , ’ grinned Billy , ‘ but what do I say to our Mam , that was her blanket . ’ |
| 35 | 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 — ? ’ |
| 36 | But what do I know ? |
| 37 | 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 . |
| 38 | Yeah , but what did I tell ya ? |
| 39 | But what did I get out of him ? |
| 40 | ‘ Yes , but what did I see ? ’ |