Example sentences of "on [noun] [vb past] he [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What on earth did he want with two watches ? |
| 2 | Why on earth did he want to go there ? |
| 3 | What on earth did he think he knew that she did n't ? |
| 4 | ‘ Well , what on earth did he do it for ? ’ asked the Home Secretary , Sir Harry Marriott . |
| 5 | What on earth did he do ? |
| 6 | What on earth did he mean by that ? |
| 7 | " So — why on earth did he tell you now ? " |
| 8 | ‘ Where on earth did he get egg and pickle sandwiches ? ’ asked Omero . |
| 9 | " But where on earth did he get that idea ? " |
| 10 | Now how on earth did he say such a thing ? |
| 11 | Then I thought what on earth did he say ! |
| 12 | Where on earth did he store it ? she wondered . |
| 13 | ‘ How on earth did he know ? ’ |
| 14 | How on earth did he know ? |
| 15 | Why on earth did he need to know all the damned details ? |
| 16 | ‘ Why on earth did he come home early ? ’ asked Scarlet . |