Example sentences of "[verb] [Wh det] [was/were] [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This curious animal has what was probably a gut and a set of tubules arising from it ; below this are curious pointed structures . |
| 2 | One , Levers Water Level , was put in to try what was probably the South Vein , with a branch taken off to try other lodes . |
| 3 | At the same school I also recognised the importance of freedom of choice , when I approached what was then the equivalent of O-levels . |
| 4 | But then the civil war of the first years of the new century caused what was virtually the collapse of the French army , a collapse confirmed by the defeat at Agincourt at the hands of English men-at-arms and archers . |
| 5 | So gripped did I become with my inability to proceed at one point , that I almost became benighted through ignoring what was literally a keyhole through the rock . |
| 6 | John joined what was then the Ministry of Labour and National Service in 1956 . |
| 7 | The walls surrounding the courtyard used to protect what was once a fortress but which is now a youth hostel . |
| 8 | IT took a long time for BMW to overcome what was probably a touch of snobbery about diesel cars and come up with some of its own . |
| 9 | Over the years numerous government directives have gradually eroded the community element until we became what was essentially a Government Training Centre — except that our staff were paid about £2,000 per year less than staff in GTCs . |
| 10 | My father was one of them , and when ‘ Buddy Can You Spare a Dime ? ’ topped what was then the hit parade , its lyrics summed up the poverty , dependence and despair of the millions of poor throughout the world . |
| 11 | He had what was apparently a heart attack and died there the same day . ’ |