Example sentences of "[vb pp] what a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | I 'd forgotten what a delicious meal tea could be ; and sitting there I felt invaded by the envy of the man who lives in an institution , and has to put up with institution meals and institution everything else , for the rich private life of the established . |
2 | I 'd forgotten what a thin face Dad had got — how old he was . |
3 | Oh well done what a difficult competition yeah . |
4 | Many a godly Jew must have felt what a wonderful thing it would be if Moses ' longing could be fulfilled , ‘ Would that all the Lord 's people were prophets , that the Lord would put his Spirit upon them ’ ( Num. 11:29 ) : and that is just what the prophets were led by God to foretell for the last days . |
5 | Later , I tried to mollify her by pointing out that the teacher had said what a nice boy he was . |
6 | In both cases the idea of purpose is only a metaphor , but we have already seen what a fruitful metaphor it is in the case of genes . |
7 | Someone should have seen what a good wife she would have made . |
8 | He had shown what a little flair might do for the army as a whole . |
9 | It was a syndrome I had observed in other service marriages , not least in that of my own parents , and I have sometimes thought what a good subject it might make for a novel or play . |
10 | Yea , drinking 's always got me into trouble in the past , I mean now I 've thought about it , I 've thought what a stupid idiot I 'd be , so you know if it was n't for the course , then I probably would have gone and done it again , you know , without a second thought . |
11 | Everybody must have thought what a dismal day this is . |
12 | I have been constantly told what a fine man he was and I regret not being able to experience and appreciate his qualities first-hand as I have grown from a child to an adult . |
13 | I know without being told what a difficult language it is to pronounce with English oral equipment , but they also beat their brows in anguish wailing , ‘ Oh , the mutations . ’ |
14 | The hon. Gentleman may have noted what a Labour Member said the other day : ’ The party which holds a majority in the United Kingdom Parliament has a mandate for the whole United Kingdom . ’ |
15 | In previous Wembley appearances Norman has proved what a tremendous asset he is to the team . |
16 | Rose 's ma , even more than her daughter , had appreciated what a strange creature had arrived in their meagre lives . |
17 | In need of money , he agreed to take on work as an artist 's model when Ricky Stride said he knew of an artist who would employ him , for Minton had seen photographs of Bowler and had remarked what a good model he would make . |
18 | In my wildest imaginings , I could not have foreseen what a wonderful life lay before me . |
19 | It is not generally realised what a tiny percentage of our current dollar bill would be sufficient to buy another 100,000 houses ' worth of dollar timber . |
20 | It was obvious that they , too , had realised what a professional job it was , something reflected in their searching questions as to whether she thought she had any enemies . |
21 | Since talking to Anita , my neighbour , about my weight loss and panic about putting it back on , I 've discovered what a low opinion I have of myself . |
22 | Theories acquired ideological labels , and social interests thus determined what a particular group would admit as a legitimate contribution to scientific knowledge . |
23 | They , too , have learnt what a great reed warbler egg looks like . |