Example sentences of "and [prep] what [vb mod] be " in BNC.

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1 Hurtling along the open track and through what might be called a blinding blizzard , the C.P.R. ‘ Special ’ carried Gladstone Murray and his party to Regina in just over an hour .
2 Implications of the research for policy and practice are discussed and comparisons made with our nearest continental neighbours , France , and with what could be expected in normal families .
3 1.3 Voluntary activities : There are some activities in which teachers engage over and above what shall be contractually required .
4 McManus fired in runs of 33 , 42 , 39 , 94 , 75 and 37 to win four frames after trailing 2–1 and in what will be his ninth major tournament semi-final appearance of the season he will tackle John Parrott .
5 On the body of the car , on each side of the door and on what might be called the architrave , are two handles .
6 Let us take a simple three-sentence exchange between two parties , and ask what information it provides us with above and beyond what might be given by the semantic content of the component sentences .
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