Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [Wh det] [be] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Later , those who were to piece together the events at the camp of the early months of that year , from the time of snow till the approach of spring , were to wonder what was the ambition of Michael Holly , prisoner of Hut 2 in Zone I of Camp 3 in the Dubrovlag complex . |
| 2 | ‘ If a gentleman of education , without legal training , were asked what is the meaning of a ‘ trust for charitable purposes ’ I think he would most probably reply ‘ That sounds like a legal phrase . |
| 3 | As the external surface of the field collided with the elements of space , an explosive force was generated which was the equivalent of that produced by an ion bomb . |
| 4 | The proper approach was to ascertain what were the operations which produced the relevant profits , and where those operations took place . |
| 5 | ‘ I was thinking what 's the point you lying in the sun if you swathe yourself up like a woman in purdah . |