Example sentences of "but what [verb] i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Leeds … but what had I to do with Leeds now ? |
| 2 | But what made me decide I 'd had enough was when one night about 11pm I was about to climb into bed when the bell rang from the drawing room so I had to slip some clothes on and go and answer it . |
| 3 | For a long time I never realised how badly paid and overworked I was , but what made me feel bad in those days was the rudeness and lack of respect with which I and other Asian women were treated by the supervisors . |
| 4 | That was how I wanted it to be , but what made me ache was the knowledge that Jo could n't have all she wanted : to he the writer of stories , whose stories were her children , but heart-breakingly not to have Laurie . |
| 5 | But what do I 'ear ! |
| 6 | But what do I tell my Service ? ’ |
| 7 | But what do I do about Joe ? |
| 8 | But what do I do now ? |
| 9 | ‘ My qualifications bear scrutiny , ’ Leith answered , ‘ but what do I do for a reference ? |
| 10 | Yes , but what do I do now ? |
| 11 | But what do I expect ? |
| 12 | ‘ Yeah , ’ grinned Billy , ‘ but what do I say to our Mam , that was her blanket . ’ |
| 13 | 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 — ? ’ |
| 14 | But what do I know ? |
| 15 | but what makes me laugh is doctor he 's , I think he 's absolutely cracked |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Yeah , but what did I tell ya ? |
| 18 | But what did I get out of him ? |
| 19 | ‘ Yes , but what did I see ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ But what have I become ? ’ he cried out , suddenly aware of the ridiculous , ineffective , by-passed figure he was , trailing aimlessly into woods whose trees he could neither distinguish nor enjoy . |
| 21 | But what have I got ? |
| 22 | ‘ But what have I got to do with anything ? ’ |
| 23 | But what have I had since she was born , even before that ? |