Example sentences of "and [verb] what i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Then , at the end of the reception , Larry came over to me and asked what I had said to the bride 's father . |
| 2 | She lit a cigarette and asked what I had thought of Marie Claire . |
| 3 | I knocked on the door and the SS guard opened it and asked what I wanted . |
| 4 | He rubbed his chin , ‘ Some years ago a platelayer named Jed Knighton opted out of the rat race and became what I suppose you 'd call a tramp . |
| 5 | The most difficult thing is to know when to stop and when I feel as though the painting is nearly there I usually stop , make myself a cup of coffee , and contemplate what I have achieved from the comfort of a kitchen stool . |
| 6 | At Riverside Studios during the interval of a play in Russian , I was chatting about anything other than the play to the Guardian 's critic , Michael Billington , when Mark Dignam approached Billington and , most courteously and with a touch of a bow , said : ‘ Mr Billington , I look forward to reading you tomorrow and seeing what I think of the play . ’ |
| 7 | I 'll try and explain what I mean . |
| 8 | Churchill had a great time in leading for the Opposition and made what I thought was a splendid speech — but then he usually did . |
| 9 | So if you like your fingerboards more cambered , either buy an Austin Special or badger Chandler and suggest what I did — that they offer a choice … |
| 10 | And there you will meet him and say what I tell you . ’ |
| 11 | I decided I was a very stupid fool not to at least paint as I wanted to and say what I wanted to when I painted as that seemed to be the only thing I could do that did n't concern anybody but myself — that was nobody 's business but my own . |
| 12 | Well I , I , what I 'll do is I write off to them , and say what I do is , ca n't remember where , where we bought it , I think it was Comet |
| 13 | I am going to take a risk and say what I think about local radio on the basis of my knowledge , personal knowledge , and these gentlemen can as it , as it were sort of say it 's , it 's not like that for them or whatever . |
| 14 | I rushed with him into the buildings and found what I expected and dreaded ; a small calf kicking at its stomach , getting up and down , occasionally rolling on its straw bed . |
| 15 | ‘ We 'll go and watch what I 've just explained on machine , which should make it easier for you to understand . |
| 16 | I can pick and choose what I play live , which keeps my role in the band interesting . |
| 17 | Well it was something that you hear a lot about it and er I 've never done anything about it and it 's cos I 'm starting to think towards the future and it 's gon na be nice to know that I 'm gon na have a pound or two to go and do what I want when I retire . |
| 18 | I bet I been and forgot what I come in here for now I 'm not really sure . |
| 19 | And he places his hand , as he said , on his Jane 's shoulder and says this is i this quiet girl standing there , this is what I wanted and look what I 've , you know |
| 20 | I arrive well prepared , and know what I want . |
| 21 | ‘ They pushed me to the floor and stuck what I thought was the gun to my knee-caps and threatened to blow them off if I moved . ’ |
| 22 | I 'd just go out there and get what I wanted . |
| 23 | I felt it and I did n't want to feel it — I wanted to think about going home and facing what I 'd got to face . |
| 24 | ‘ I can now concentrate on getting back into commercial brewing and doing what I know best — making fine , traditional Yorkshire ales , ’ says Theakston , who has set up his new business next door to T&R Theakston and expects to be making 12,500 barrels a year by 1995 . |
| 25 | We are going to improve and produce what I believe the optimum product eventually . |
| 26 | So I went to Tesco 's first thing straight back from the nursery and guess what I forgot to do ? |
| 27 | So I started enquiring into Mallender s little business enterprise — and guess what I found ? ’ |
| 28 | Early in 1975 , when the condition of her health — she had had a recurrence of cancer — was obviously very serious , Elizabeth wrote to me about the letters , requesting the destruction of her own after her death , and asking what I wished to be done with mine . |
| 29 | ‘ I would like to stay with the firm , consolidate my training and use what I have learnt ’ . |
| 30 | ‘ I 'm one of those people who can eat and drink what I like and not put on weight , so I had to do it by weight training and build up the muscle weight , ’ he adds . |