Example sentences of "but what [verb] [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Leeds … but what had I to do with Leeds now ? |
| 2 | But what had he done ? |
| 3 | But what had she said about badminton ? |
| 4 | But what had she wanted ? |
| 5 | But what had she got ? |
| 6 | But what enabled him to put it through was a high romantic imagination . |
| 7 | But what made him choose to devote himself to mathematics was his finding in 1795 of the criterion for a regular n-gon to be constructible using only compass and straightedge . |
| 8 | She knew he was in a position to do what he wished , but what made him think she would enjoy it ? |
| 9 | But what made him decide to do something about it ? |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | But what made her feel even guiltier was the simple fact that , somehow , no matter how hard she tried , she could n't imagine Arnie lying with her in the big blue bed . |
| 14 | But what does it mean ? |
| 15 | Nutrition is a word everyone uses these days but what does it mean ? |
| 16 | But what does it mean ? |
| 17 | But what does it mean in general for actions caused by beliefs to succeed ? |
| 18 | But what does it mean to learn , and how is it best assisted ? |
| 19 | Maybe it is , but what does it mean wh what sort of thing might it refer to might think of a couple of fairly obvious ones . |
| 20 | ‘ But what does it mean ? |
| 21 | but what does it mean that Jesus Christ stake his life for a ransom , why was pulling out |
| 22 | The question that should be asked at this point is not whether the West should intervene militarily , but what does it want out of such an exploit ? |
| 23 | ‘ Yes , in I said patiently , ‘ but what does it do ? ’ |
| 24 | What do you think Audrey 'd like , indeed if I know — and Joan 's getting to the stage where she looks at toys and says politely , " Yes , but what does it do ? " |
| 25 | Yeah , but what does it do ? |
| 26 | That helps the audience feel involved but what does it do for you as a presenter ? |
| 27 | But what does it matter ? |
| 28 | ‘ But what does it matter , after all ? |
| 29 | But what does it say on the back of your T-shirt , Evan ? |
| 30 | ‘ But what does it say to you , love ? ’ |