Example sentences of "[prep] what [verb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Naturally , the finish judges had to be consulted , and after what seemed a prolonged pow-wow , they came up with an answer . |
| 2 | After what seemed a long time , but was in fact only seconds , an almost inaudible whisper issued into the room . |
| 3 | DANCE is making its way back to the Liverpool arts scene following what seemed a fallow period . |
| 4 | There is implicit in this socialist debate , and in the wider discussion of reform and revolution , a specific conception of what constitutes a major change in the political system . |
| 5 | The notion of what constitutes a lexical unit is also addressed . |
| 6 | The S&R approach is almost totally computerised today , and relies as much on the keyboards of Kotch 's Herbie and the crafty arrangements of guitarist Lloyd ‘ Gitsie ’ Willis as it does on their own unerring sense of what constitutes a great rhythm . |
| 7 | Once again if these changes continue to develop in the UK , the classification and definition of what constitutes a rural area will have to be radically altered , although there have already been some changes , as the next section demonstrates . |
| 8 | Now , as we learn to ask animals the right questions , we can avoid doing more harm than good through well-meaning concepts of what constitutes a happy life . |
| 9 | It is to the connected questions of developing and making available our unpublished collections , and dealing with the problem of what constitutes a published source , that I propose to devote most of this paper . |
| 10 | The notion of what constitutes a just wage and a just price has in consequence been a much debated question in the history of the Church . |
| 11 | The question of what constituted a small distribution as compared with the value of the shares was a question of fact and degree for the Special Commissioner . |
| 12 | Inevitably , it had been parodied in the Eye as Men of the Past , awakening in Branson the first stirrings of what became a lasting sensitivity to adverse publicity . |
| 13 | Akehurst 's passion for the subject of international law led him to embark on the writing of what became a standard student textbook , A Modern Introduction to International Law . |
| 14 | A grammar is simply a declarative statement of what forms a valid sentence . |
| 15 | Because you have your own ideas of what makes a perfect kitchen , our specialist furniture designers offer you almost limitless design options . |
| 16 | This is due not so much to positive resistance on the part of the incumbent civil servants , as to their preconceptions of what makes a suitable candidate for the higher Civil Service . |
| 17 | They came into full view ; his daughter in the arms of what appeared a working man . |
| 18 | In November the Left SRs , now formally established as a separate party , entered negotiations for the formation of what proved a short-lived coalition with the Bolsheviks . |
| 19 | To young Clive it was like living near what seemed a dramatic glimpse into the future . |
| 20 | With the likelihood that at least seven Scots will be going on the British Lions tour , there are plenty of places to be won , though they will have to be earned against what looks a strong French XV . |
| 21 | With the likelihood that at least seven Scots will be going on the British Lions tour , there are plenty of places to be won , though they will have to be earned against what looks a strong French XV . |
| 22 | Nervously she licked dry lips and , into what seemed a sudden stillness , heard him catch his breath . |
| 23 | The issue of local economies being spun into what becomes a self-perpetuating decline has been highlighted in a recent report from the Centre for Environmental Studies ( Outer Estates in Britain , CES Paper , 1984 ) . |
| 24 | Full of new hope that maybe our rethink might be working he struck into what appeared a solid fish , although this was a little misleading as the cat had picked up a little weed and once freed she quickly surrendered . |
| 25 | So , if we are concerned with what constitutes a just allocation of resources , my prescription , at the very least , would call for policies aimed at ensuring , as far as possible , that everyone had an equal opportunity to enjoy an equal share of the total net welfare of society . |
| 26 | ‘ Canada continued its strong performance , with an underwriting profit in the second quarter , whilst the US produced satisfactory results in what remains a difficult market . |
| 27 | Over the millennia , other wrecks and crippled vessels were welded to the first , in whole or in part , or were crashed into place in what became a vast assembly kilometres across and deep . |
| 28 | The turning-point in what became a distinguished career came on 22 February 1897 , when he started work in the drawing office of the Metropolitan Railway Company at Neasden works , where he pursued both mechanics and architecture , being ultimately appointed as assistant to the chief surveyor and architect . |
| 29 | Sensitive and controversial topics often occur naturally in the conversation , or can be introduced in what appears a casual manner , because the social context encourages this . |
| 30 | We 've had almost a minute of stoppage time and Leicester lead by that single David Speedy goal from what seems a long time ago now in the first half . |