Example sentences of "[Wh adv] [pron] [vb past] [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mum had a habit , whenever she sent me any distance on an errand , of insisting that I had clean bloomers on , ‘ in case yer get knocked down by a 'orse ’ , which was why I was scared of them . |
| 2 | I have been a personal friend for many years , but that has never prevented him from criticising my colleagues and myself whenever he felt it necessary to do so . |
| 3 | He always wore a gown , he beat boys whenever he thought it necessary , he did not need to assert that his was the best school in Wales , if not Britain . |
| 4 | His mother would become involved in long discussions with him about how she treated them both fairly and then would end up getting angry with his unreasonable attitude . |
| 5 | ‘ We-ell whoops a daisy , how you drove me crazy , ’ sang Nick , pirouetting and waving the bottles in the air , ‘ but I guess it does n't matter anymore . ’ |
| 6 | That 's how we got it right and that 's how it finished up taking $180 million worldwide . |
| 7 | ‘ Huh , that is n't very grateful , seeing as how they left you alive . |
| 8 | The hardest part was establishing the rhythm and co-ordination but luckily he 's a tolerant chap who did n't appear to mind when I got it wrong . ’ |
| 9 | That 's what he told me when I interviewed him that second time in Buenos Aires . ’ |
| 10 | Incidentally , he never did baptise my breast with Mississippi water ; the only time a bottle passed between us was when I sent him some Taburel water to stop his hair falling out . |
| 11 | ‘ You can imagine my feelings when I discovered it this morning . |
| 12 | Dean and Scott all that 's right , I can remember when I had you that 's all the names that were in fashion , but now it is Joshua |
| 13 | ‘ They were when I left them this morning ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm staying , ’ he told me when I visited him last July . |
| 15 | He had a little pink around his muzzle and eyes when I bought him two years ago , but this has been gradually increasing and is now quite extensive . |
| 16 | Yeah , well I bought , I got the C D cheap enough , you know when I bought them that mini unit , that went just after a year , that bloody thing when it packed up , do you remember it was playing in night , in the middle of the night and my dad got up and said what pratt 's playing music , it 's his own ha |
| 17 | ‘ But I had reached the stage where I found it difficult to be motivated for run-of-the-mill games . |
| 18 | I am loathe to take it back to SMAC where I bought it new , as they seem to do more harm than good whenever it goes back there . |
| 19 | ‘ That 's why I left you alone that evening , because I needed time to sort things out in my own mind . ’ |
| 20 | it was the cream of the milk , well you used to like it , well sort of , some people make it with water , that 's why I made it all milk , are you going to try it again with water ? and just a drop of milk on top |
| 21 | ‘ I do n't know why I told you that story — it is n't one I 'm very proud of . |
| 22 | I spelt it wrong that 's why I spelt it Spanish Nouveau riche either . |
| 23 | Be brave , she reminded herself , and kept her features composed when , ‘ Thank you , Fabia , ’ Ven began , and , seeming encouraged that she had stayed , ‘ To explain more fully why I found it necessary to be so brutal when you were such a delight … ’ |
| 24 | Why who told you that , Wayne ? |
| 25 | I wonder why she told me that then ? |
| 26 | I wondered why she wanted us both . |
| 27 | Just giving you an idea of when you had them last year . |
| 28 | ‘ Can you remember when you had it last ? ’ |
| 29 | I 'm awful , I mean , that 's why I got up , you know when you phoned me this morning , and said , I am sorry , have I got you out of bed , and I was like really grateful , because I ca n't stand sleeping in . |
| 30 | ‘ If you mean Undry , ’ she said , ‘ it was on the windowsill where you left it this morning . |