Example sentences of "what [verb] [pers pn] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That 's probably what got him started in the first place . |
| 2 | First of all , local authorities possess only a very limited economic power and can only exercise what powers they have in very small geographical areas . |
| 3 | Exactly what powers he had in that direction was not clear , but the Board did promise that no former member of the staff of an undertaking taken over would suffer any reduction of salary or conditions of service . |
| 4 | I 'd been wondering what made me think of Schumann . ’ |
| 5 | development er back there , that 's what made me think of it . |
| 6 | I do n't know what made me look in the bag , but it were n't . |
| 7 | She and Shildon had never had occasion to work together so what made him think of her ? |
| 8 | 1 When did it happen ? 2 What did he actually see ? 3 What did it make him think of ? 4 What made him think like that ? |
| 9 | ‘ Do you know what made him steal from his employer all those years ago ? ’ |
| 10 | Right , what made we want to be , I wanted to be a policeman when I was very young but never had the courage to do it . |
| 11 | So what made us persist with John ? |
| 12 | ‘ We have a friend who always drives diesels , and that 's what made us look at them , ’ says Mr Cole . |
| 13 | This is partly I suppose what made us seem like a destination to him ; he was in that simple sense ready to arrive , ready to get somewhere and rest there for the night . |
| 14 | Can you remember what made it sink to the bottom ? |
| 15 | That 's what made it happen in a way . |
| 16 | What made I wanted to be a policeman ? |
| 17 | What made you want to be a policeman . |
| 18 | What made you start on sugar again ? |
| 19 | ‘ What made you think of that foolish tale ? ’ |
| 20 | What made you think of a tender thing to say ? |
| 21 | ‘ What made you think of Kress , anyhow ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ What made you think of it ? ’ |
| 23 | What made you think of Lina ? ’ |
| 24 | ‘ So what made you go into the Catherine Palace ? ’ |
| 25 | He was in the act of locking the bureau flap when he said : ‘ Miss Glynn , what made you go into your brother 's office this morning when you came down , as you say , to make yourself a cup of tea ? ’ |
| 26 | What made you decide on X as a career/job ? |
| 27 | ‘ What made you decide on this trip ? ’ |
| 28 | ‘ What made you decide on a career as a vet ? ’ he asked , after they had passed a man walking an Alsatian by the canal and Robbie had enthused over its fine points . |
| 29 | What made you jump at that moment ? |
| 30 | ‘ What made you come to Koraloona ? ’ |