Example sentences of "but what [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I would n't ask , but what with the baby and everything … ’ |
| 2 | We shouted but what with the noise of the water and not knowing their language of course it was n't any use and then we were in the water . |
| 3 | Then I tried swimming , but what with the current and the fucking cassock — and then bang I got hit in the ribs like someone had kicked me and I thought I was a goner , it must be a rock I thought and I gave up and sort of passed out . |
| 4 | He tells everybody his sister gave it to him for Christmas and he does n't really want one , but what with the job and all his meetings it comes in handy . |
| 5 | ‘ She may be itching for me to leave , but what with the heat and having to fight his corner — ’ he cast her a droll look ‘ — this weary traveller is on the point of dehydration . ’ |
| 6 | Nothing happens in this work , he wrote , but what of the world ? |
| 7 | The advantage is undeniably there ; but what of the ever-increasing number from middle-class homes without books ? |
| 8 | But what of the larger question ? |
| 9 | So much for the ‘ how ’ of hooliganism but what of the ‘ why ’ ? |
| 10 | But what of the person behind the label ? |
| 11 | But what of the ideas we have of a centaur , of God , of infinity , or of an as yet unbuilt house ? |
| 12 | But what of the knowledge that iron rusts when left out in the rain ? |
| 13 | But what of the mode of existence of tangible objects ? |
| 14 | The prospect of Hooper interposing his exciting talents among that assembly undoubtedly gives the Kent batting formidable potential , but what of the bowling ? |
| 15 | But what of the teachers who are victims ? |
| 16 | But what of the mini-commandments : Thou shalt not sit and watch television all evening ; Thou shalt not have a lie-in on Sunday morning ? |
| 17 | But what of the fourth situation which is actually the most likely outcome ? |
| 18 | but what of the head in the clouds ? |
| 19 | But what of the case where Johanna atte Temple 's father was Osberto de Arencon , and her son Edmundo de Loundres ? |
| 20 | ‘ But what of the young lady who was his companion ? |
| 21 | ( Crucible , I notice , has already been shifted to a lower point in the liturgical day , ) But what of the dilemma 's resolution ? |
| 22 | But what of the future ? |
| 23 | But what of the other icons of children 's television . |
| 24 | But what of the fabulous Magpie team ? |
| 25 | The eldorado lifestyle may look like a whirl of sun , sea and sangria — but what of the real-life ex-pats , struggling to make ends meet on Spain 's recession-hit Costa del Sol ? |
| 26 | But what of the expectation of life of someone who has reached the age of forty ? |
| 27 | But what of the long lay-off ? |
| 28 | But what of the personal pressures of working for an artist like Bryan Adams … ? |
| 29 | But what of the slide/fretting technique — how did that all begin ? |
| 30 | But what of the future , she thought , Alas there on the floor ? |