Example sentences of "what [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ooh aye , what them bloody cars |
| 2 | ‘ That 's what them other coppers kept on at me about ! |
| 3 | I do n't know what them fly things are for . |
| 4 | What them little hand held ones ? |
| 5 | Then Carol reappeared with what I first thought was cocaine down most of her right side . |
| 6 | That 's what I one thing I liked . |
| 7 | er and only because of what I different pitch it is on the phone . |
| 8 | ‘ Could be better , ’ came the reply , ‘ you know what my regular trade is like , always had to rely on the trippers out here in the sticks , and who wants to come out here during a Winter like we 've just had . ’ |
| 9 | Apart from passing regret at the thought of losing so much money for old rope , my immediate reaction was to compare the fee for writing a letter of consent with what my 47 years of toil in journalism will soon produce by way of a pension . |
| 10 | I ca n't remember now what my first impressions were . |
| 11 | As in the past , he was anxious to know what my new job was like , and it was reassuring for me to learn that he thought that such work was very much needed . |
| 12 | Do n't ask me what my new fox is meant to represent : I have no more idea than I imagine you have . |
| 13 | ‘ If Harry had n't been rushed off to the hospital with chest pains today , ’ he continued , ‘ then I 'd still be at a loss as to know what my only daughter gets up to when my back is turned . ’ |
| 14 | This situation has been exemplified on at least three occasions and I wonder what my fellow members think , especially when the companies are paying high fees and not receiving a proper audit . |
| 15 | I had to explain him a bit first , because from meeting me you would n't necessarily be able to tell what my best friend was like , and Oliver can get up people 's nostrils . |
| 16 | Er it is important I think , that we do n't er have too many regulations , that 's why I have some sympathy for what my honourable friend , the member for South Hamms , was saying , that we do n't er regulate to the point where firms just go out of business and give up , that it 's too expensive and it 's too burdensome . |
| 17 | Well I can , I can confirm what my honourable friend says . |
| 18 | The , the government and I 'm sure that er the inland revenue are always anxious to make sure that tax payers are properly informed of their rights er and receive their correct entitlement and I have no doubt that every effort will be made to achieve what my honourable friend seeks . |
| 19 | I do n't know what my future style will be but the one thing I do know is that I will keep on changing . ’ |
| 20 | Or you could do what my elderly neighbour does : every time she feels like decorating she pays a neighbour 's student son to come in and do it for her . |
| 21 | Any , any other guesses as to what my two words might be ? |
| 22 | I stopped for a second and tried to think what my conclusive proof was . |
| 23 | My Lord my initial reaction is it sounds logical as well and I I wondered if if what my learned friend has said i if and also what your Lordship 's initial view is , if the matter can be left in that way er i if after further reflection , it seems right then of course that 's the way that we will approach it . |
| 24 | Er , but it may your Lordship if you hear what my learned friend 's objections are to er the report going in . |
| 25 | and er and we say here that er in respect of directive seventy three , two , three , nine , contrary to what my learned friend has said , we say the passages in the V D S case |
| 26 | Does he further agree that the fact that 71 vessels have been ordered by the Ministry of Defence since 1979 confirms what my hon. Friends and I have always believed — that under the present Government the Royal Navy will continue to play an important role and provide a fine career in the foreseeable future ? |
| 27 | Mr. Alison : I certainly note what my Hon. Friend says . |
| 28 | I take note of what my Hon. Friend says : it is a great pity if any parish church has to be locked at a time when members of the public may wish to enter it . |
| 29 | What my hon. Friend has said is certainly the case at Rover , but it has also been the case throughout industry during the past year , when there was the lowest number of strikes for more than 45 years . |
| 30 | My hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence Procurement is present on the Front Bench and will have noted what my hon. Friend has said . |