Example sentences of "what with the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've been feeling delicate all day , what with the trial and everything . |
| 2 | What with the fog , the rain and the dark it was frightening to say the least ! |
| 3 | What with the flower sellers and the blind musician , the old man at his sewing machine , the two sisters selling maps of Delhi by the roadside and two others collecting camel dung for fuel the sights and sound if not the actual smell came flooding back , even though it 's 40 years since I was last there . |
| 4 | They 're probably cheaper than Selina , come to think of it , what with the hotel mark-up . |
| 5 | It was St Patrick 's Night , 1912 , and Sergeant O'Neil had had a long day , what with the parade and all . |
| 6 | What with the music and the conventions , the place is bursting at the seams — but we 'll do our best for you . ’ |
| 7 | Well , I suppose it must look quite cool , what with the aeroplane tickets and the restaurants , the cabs , the filmstars , Selina , the Fiasco , the money . |
| 8 | What with the case and everything , and now all this with Lizzy … . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ So you see , what with the Church never keeping adequate records and relying on the personal network all the time and the patronage system doing the same but relying on a different network , we 're all rather in the dark . ’ |
| 10 | Sorry , but I mislaid it , and then what with the shock of Mark 's accident … |
| 11 | Its a pity we ca n't get any body else , er , to be here what with the flu and , in it ? |
| 12 | It was true that I had n't been to see Jeeta or Anwar for a long time , what with the moving and my depression and everything , and wanting to start a new life in London and know the city . |
| 13 | What with the school ? |
| 14 | What with the addition of new capabilities to spreadsheets , and the advent of products which push back the frontiers of the electronic spreadsheet concept , it 's becoming a little difficult to draw a line between spreadsheet products and more elaborate financial modelling environments . |
| 15 | It 's difficult enough keeping the newsletter going , what with the cost of paper and postage . ’ |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | ‘ And what with the tunnel and the European Market , what 'll be left of England ? |
| 18 | What with the mileage . |
| 19 | But , what with the way rugby is evolving and fewer scrums , a prop whose contribution is mainly confined to the scrummages can often seem something of an anachronism . |
| 20 | The Netherlands has contributed a lot on the side to Hollywood in recent years , what with the success of Paul ( Robocop ) Verhoeven and , of course , Rutger Hauer . |
| 21 | They were on the Home Service , along with all the programmes about how to make do in the kitchen what with the rationing , and the fireside chats from the Prime Minister . |
| 22 | You could hardly hear him anyway , what with the drum and all this rain and milk in the air . |
| 23 | What with the shower incident and the strain of management I neglected to recall the fact I could not drive . |
| 24 | It 's becoming increasingly clear that Class War 's gone soft , what with the film and the book . |
| 25 | ‘ We 'll get a good price this year , what with the devaluation of the Green pound , ’ says the 41-year-old Ruscoe , his Stoke accent resonating across the Orkney landscape . |
| 26 | What with the cacophony of sounds assailing us from all sides and the crowd of shoppers jostling and pressing between and around us , this reply may not give him a very clear indication of where I am standing . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | 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 … |
| 29 | Ah well , what with the candy rock , I do n't think they are good for stocking . |
| 30 | Reckon that 'll cost me pounds and pounds , what with the pain and the inconvenience and that . ’ |