Example sentences of "and what [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And what with the tunnel and the European Market , what 'll be left of England ? |
| 2 | What with Anna being such a charmer and what with the fact that he is now sleeping with her , he does his level best to find some small saving grace in her writing , something he can praise without hypocrisy . |
| 3 | And I 'm there bouncing up and down and what with the heat of the sun and the smell — I tell you , mate , it feels like days . |
| 4 | ‘ Well , we certainly thought we were climbing , the wife and me , you know with all that pulling ourselves up over the rock and all , and what with the fact we were , well , in a manner of speaking , how can I put this , em , climbing up to the top . ’ |
| 5 | But now I was up in the air , and what with the clouds , I lost all my orientation Where the clouds parted , I could see the whole tube , land all around me , and it seemed to go up like a tower , so the town and the factory belt and the parks were hanging from the walls over my head , they were all going to crash down on me , and the city on top of them . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , because , in the first place I had the radio on , and what with the paraffin stove going — that makes a bit of noise — and a towel round my head … |
| 7 | At Christmas they always played ‘ You came down from the stars ’ and at Easter they usually played a Pastorale , and what with the roar of the traffic and the crowds of chattering shoppers or tourists it was practically impossible to distinguish the tune except in short bursts . |
| 8 | It was impossible to suspend one 's belief — and what with the audience jeering and throwing peanuts , the whole thing was a disaster ! — he did nothing but cry all the time — right out of character — just stood there and cried … |
| 9 | But he had so much to do before he could leave , the milking and so on , and what with the long journey as well , he was very tired when he arrived and apparently nodded off . |
| 10 | I 've no business to ask , but I do like to know everything that 's going on here , and what with the measles , I 've been so dreadfully out of touch . ’ |
| 11 | Our children had in , they went to schools here , and what with the friends , and neighbours and former schoolfriends we got on wonderfully well with the general public . |
| 12 | Then , before she could protest again , he turned to her and added , his eyes like steel traps in the dark lines of his face , ‘ And what at the moment is causing me some concern is one very simple but crucial question — are you bolshie , unreliable and irresponsible , too ? ’ |
| 13 | And what of the unseen portions of the wall behind the board ? |
| 14 | And what of the aggression aspect the media has made so much of ? |
| 15 | And what of the document itself ? |
| 16 | And what of the horse that is to be shod ? |
| 17 | And what of the company ? |
| 18 | And what of the attribute ‘ eternal ’ ? |
| 19 | And what of the head ? |
| 20 | And what of the racism ? |
| 21 | And what of the horns ? |
| 22 | And what of the marital relationship , how much meaning and importance does this still have for the partners ? |
| 23 | And what of the Clinton connection ? |
| 24 | And what of the masculine/feminine dichotomy ? |
| 25 | And what of the fact that the song 's key line , ‘ You 're so f—ing special , ’ has been altered on every copy of the record destined for the radio ? |
| 26 | And what of the cynics ? |
| 27 | And what of the sperm ? |
| 28 | And what of the broader issues : 1997 , Hong Kong and the art market ? |
| 29 | And what of the food quality ? |
| 30 | And what of the notions of excellence of which it is a symbol ? |