Example sentences of "what [adv] [verb] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Samuel Palmer was what eventually led to Keating 's discovery . |
| 2 | It is precisely because of this view that we discover the highest purpose of PATTERN PRACTICE : TO REDUCE TO HABIT WHAT RIGHTFULLY BELONGS TO HABIT IN THE NEW LANGUAGE , so that the mind and personality may be freed to dwell in their proper realm , that is on the meaning of the communication rather than the mechanics of grammar . |
| 3 | However , what generally amounts to reasonableness can be examined by reference to three criteria although they inevitably overlap . |
| 4 | Just to change the subject from the Rocky debate for a while , does anybody know what ever happened to Aidan Butterworth ? |
| 5 | What ever happened to Barleycorn ? |
| 6 | What ever happened to dime novels ? |
| 7 | That 's what always happened to people you knew . |
| 8 | Fatherhood is n't what instantly springs to mind when you think of Nigel . |
| 9 | In Howard 's time , the main problem in respect of remuneration was that the gaoler was expected to generate his own income , by what often amounted to extortion from those in his charge or their family and friends . |
| 10 | Suppose the police were to find out what really happened to Izzy Kleiber ? ’ |
| 11 | The three letters S-E-X do n't always mean what immediately springs to mind , as the following show when you try to match the words with their definitions — answers on Page 178 . |
| 12 | How we perform now will affect what ultimately happens to AEA , says chairman |
| 13 | So how we perform over coming months will have a profound affect on what ultimately happens to AEA . |