Example sentences of "what [verb] [pron] [verb] for " in BNC.
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1 | What made you apply for this particular job ? |
2 | What d' you fancy for lunch , Mike ? |
3 | To argue over the logic or truth of an idea in absolute terms is to explore the nature of belief itself , but for an historian of ideas what is most interesting is ‘ who held a particular belief at a particular time and what needs it fulfilled for them . |
4 | We should shortly know who the new owners of Showerings are and what plans they have for the company . |
5 | To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has for the Royal Naval Reserve ; and if he will make a statement . |
6 | To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has for reducing waiting times in respect of eye treatments ; and if he will make a statement . |
7 | To ask the Prime Minister what plans he has for the future of the May day bank holiday . |
8 | To ask the Minister for the Arts what plans he has for the European arts festival ; and if he will make a statement . |
9 | To ask the Minister for the Arts , what plans he has for the European arts festival ; — |
10 | Right could you make sure you 've worked out what gets five marks and what 's get what gets nought marks for spelling and presentations . |
11 | Or you can write on plain paper , focusing first on what you particularly liked and disliked about a resort ; what surprises it held for you ; who it suits and who it does n't suit . |
12 | In this , however , he may be naive , for unless he is prepared to say what pertinent effects are , it is not clear what grounds he has for claiming that they always exist . |
13 | So while I 'm not suggesting that you buy every gauge ( though that would be many a machine knitter 's idea of heaven , I guess ! ) , when working out what machine(s) you want for the yarns you want to knit most , look at the optimum yarn for each gauge . |
14 | The revenues it generated — well over £2 million — were what enabled him to bid for the factory at Earby , only a couple of miles over the hill from Barnoldswick . |
15 | native girls and then Paddy goes to like what do yous have for like alcohol over here ? |
16 | What do they hope for ? |
17 | ‘ Well , what do they expect for four an' 'alf quid ? ’ he asked the nag . |
18 | In role they are asked to complete a census return : who are they , where do they live , what do they do for a living ? |
19 | What do they do for your department ? |
20 | We know that they are sheep dogs and very active , I mean what do they do for exercise ? |
21 | What is one to make of Party-military relations in this period , and what do they imply for the present ? |
22 | ‘ What do they look for ? ’ |
23 | If we recognise that only the service trades are sufficiently labour-intensive to provide the jobs needed , what do we aim for ? |
24 | So what do we want for the counsellees , or rather , what should they want for themselves ? |
25 | What do we charge for this service ? — generally nothing , as our costs are normally covered by commissions payable on business that we introduce but we provide you with a full statement of our Terms of Business before any transaction takes place . |
26 | Namely , he should try to answer some hard questions , one of them being formulated by Arthur C. Clarke himself : ‘ The question is not what shall we do without work — but what do we live for ? ’ |
27 | ‘ My qualifications bear scrutiny , ’ Leith answered , ‘ but what do I do for a reference ? |
28 | What do I hear for this little beauty ? |
29 | What do I get for that ? ’ |
30 | ‘ I 'd telephoned you purely because I had a need to hear the sound of your voice and what do I get for giving in to such weakness ? |