Example sentences of "[Wh adv] [pers pn] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " Thanks to Mr. Durnall I see two automatic red ticks for a North sign ( crossed ) and a scale whenever I draw a sketch map , I can not photograph an Himalayan paddy-field without looking for moving water , and whenever I see a settlement from the air I think " site factors " . " |
| 2 | Whenever I hear a man being witty or sensible or kindly or civilized I think : the qualities which now seem so much a part of this man could be stripped away at any time , and there would be left just a man who suffered and who fought with his suffering like an animal . |
| 3 | Inside , the stove kept me warm while I cooked or whenever I made a mug of tea which was three or four times a night . |
| 4 | This ultimate dependence becomes obvious to me whenever I make a mistake about others by supposing them to be like myself . |
| 5 | ‘ I feel irritated that whenever I make a suggestion you say ‘ Yes but ’ . ’ |
| 6 | In part , it says : ‘ I have not met bad people , I have never been robbed and whenever I left a village , people waved me with tearful eyes . |
| 7 | Ever since then , whenever I left a job or anyone gave me a present , I was given more of the same . |
| 8 | Whenever I pull a shrimp net there are scores of little fish caught . |
| 9 | In one week I listened to the English boy singing the praises of my dark colouring and frizzy hair , felt him kiss me on the cheek with obvious pleasure whenever I cooked a meal and when I came in from work , or when we sat watching television together , and found him waiting for me at the end of the road when I was late back for some reason . |
| 10 | Whenever I had a sheet of paper in front of me and a paintbrush or pencil in my hand , the result was inevitable . |
| 11 | I used to hate it when Nanny put rags in my hair and , whenever I had a wish , I used to wish that mine was curly like yours . ’ |
| 12 | But from now on , whenever I read an accident report , I shall be slightly less blasé . |
| 13 | so it , any , whenever I have a cell , put a label in |
| 14 | " Thanks to Mr. Durnall I see two automatic red ticks for a North sign ( crossed ) and a scale whenever I draw a sketch map , I can not photograph an Himalayan paddy-field without looking for moving water , and whenever I see a settlement from the air I think " site factors " . " |
| 15 | The hairs prickle on my nape whenever I see a picture representing a deep , dark forest . |
| 16 | His twenty-one months as a prisoner of war at Karlsruhe would have been satisfactory , he later calculated , ‘ had I been able to bank them and draw them two or three weeks at a time whenever I wanted a respite from ordinary experience ’ . |
| 17 | Whenever I wanted a guest to be really entertained at one of our functions I would send for Tommy and ask him to look after them . |
| 18 | Whenever you use a semicolon , note that you also had the option of using a full stop instead . |
| 19 | Mother Pot — hot relaxation whenever you take a sip |
| 20 | Whenever you take a trip to the sea , you like to swim . |
| 21 | Whenever you take a wedge out of the bag the swing has to be comparatively long for the distance you are covering . |
| 22 | Whenever you visit a beauty salon , attend a yoga class or experience a float , try and check that the operator or teacher is a member of the relevant professional association — these associations exist to maintain standards within the profession . |
| 23 | And whenever you fancy a touch of the sun and sea air , you can head for the sandy beach , only 200 metres away . |
| 24 | Disney and Eisner denied the rumours but one stock market source said : ‘ Whenever you get a clearing of the decks like this it sparks concern in the market . ’ |
| 25 | A similar pattern emerged from a second kind of monitoring — rhyme monitoring — in which subjects were given an instruction like Press the button whenever you hear a word rhyming with ‘ bread ’ . |
| 26 | Whenever you ask a question of clarification or ask for information nine times out of ten clarification or information is forthcoming . |
| 27 | Whenever you run a program it switches to the output screen to show you what the program has produced . |
| 28 | Otherwise , I hope to hear from you whenever you have a moment . |
| 29 | You know it will save you time and money to learn tips and tricks which maximise productivity , to keep up to date with new developments which can help you , and to have someone to call , free of charge , whenever you have a query . |
| 30 | Er what I actually mean is whenever you have an idiom , you can substitute in the position of a whole sentence or of a verb phrase , but you ca n't substitute it for a subject and a verb , leaving the object of the sentence intact . |