Example sentences of "but [pron] [verb] what " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tilda did n't seem to , but no-one understands what she thinks except Martha . " |
| 2 | Later be became giddy , sick and weak and had to go to hospital twice , but no-one knew what was wrong with him . |
| 3 | Some loved him , others hated him , but everyone respected what little they ever found out about this strange ‘ refusenik ’ who was part of no group or establishment , yet managed to affect so many people 's lives . |
| 4 | But everyone knows what a network station will be used for , so a lot of the installation and set-up could be done before it 's shipped . |
| 5 | But I meant what I said ; providing she stops attacking you , she 'll always be welcome with us , ’ Travis reiterated his promise . |
| 6 | A slight exaggeration but I knew what he meant . |
| 7 | But I knew what Robins meant . |
| 8 | I felt the world beginning to drift into the distance again , but I knew what was happening this time and got my head down quickly . |
| 9 | I was n't totally prepared but I knew what it was like . |
| 10 | But I knew what was really worrying her at that moment . |
| 11 | She did n't say which few , but I knew what she meant . |
| 12 | But I knew what I 'd be confronted with at the hospital — my mother speechless and locked in a paralysed body . |
| 13 | Anyway , at about half past two , I got up to go to the loo and my waters broke — just a trickle , but I knew what it was . |
| 14 | I tried to shake it from my mind as I shook the water from my hair , but I knew what that face felt like from the inside . |
| 15 | But I knew what I had to do , so I did it . ’ |
| 16 | So then Fiver went up and spoke to him very quietly , but I heard what Cowslip answered . |
| 17 | but I remember what you said about the squares |
| 18 | But I saw what was coming . |
| 19 | So I I 've got that with me but I 've what what what we 'll do now is we 'll start to erm make our way towards coffee , which I think might be welcome . |
| 20 | You can work on a presumption , a prebonderance of probabilities or whatever , but I mean what you can not do is take it that it 's absolutely fact that that is going to happen . |
| 21 | But I mean what I say . |
| 22 | Right , things we 'd like to see in psychology Is there any I mean any the trouble is you do n't know what 's on the menu so it 's hard to but I mean what sort what sort of things would you like to have seen from pr what you have a ? |
| 23 | I know they do Jed but but I mean what I 'm saying if priority states other forces have probably been waiting and rather than us sort of trying |
| 24 | but I mean what is , is it an exclude or a negative |
| 25 | Well we could 've got a second hand one , but I mean what I 'll pay for a second hand one we might as well get |
| 26 | Yeah but I mean what do you |
| 27 | But I mean what you 're paying say er ooh say my cheese is nearly five pound at bloody Asda pasdas , got it up there for about one fifty . |
| 28 | But I mean what the pay relative to us the cost of living and everything else , I do n't know . |
| 29 | But I mean what I could n't understand was if he 's selling all this stuff and |
| 30 | Yeah I know but I mean what a way to look . |