Example sentences of "[Wh det] [was/were] [pron] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The latter ( which is not internationally recognized other than by Turkey ) was declared in November 1983 by the Assembly of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus , which was itself created after the occupation by Turkish troops of about 40 per cent of the island 's area in July 1974 . |
| 2 | The basic dimension of a mill was its width which determined both the length and the height , and which was itself determined by the length of the cotton-spinning ‘ mule ’ . |
| 3 | ‘ If you knew the batteries were in this cupboard what were you mooching in the bedroom for ? ’ |
| 4 | ‘ What were you talking to the professor about ? ’ |
| 5 | See if you can conjure up a picture of you being successful — what were the events , what were your thoughts and feelings , and what were you doing at the time ? |
| 6 | ‘ What were you doing on the bus ? |
| 7 | What were you doing during the conversation ? |
| 8 | What were you doing during the conversations ? |
| 9 | ‘ What were you doing in the museum ? ’ he asked , ignoring her taunt . |
| 10 | And what were you doing in the woods ? |
| 11 | My God , what was he doing to the animal ? |
| 12 | What was he doing with the things that he was finding ? |
| 13 | Alright he was carrying an injury but surely the onus of the team should not rest on a single player — and besides what was he doing for the first 80 minutes on Saturday . |
| 14 | I mean , what was he doing on the staircase anyway ? |
| 15 | ‘ What was he doing in the Little Vestry , then ? |
| 16 | What was he doing in the Duke 's room ? |
| 17 | What was he doing in the East End ? |
| 18 | What was she doing in the cookie jar ? |
| 19 | What was there to show for the union 's militancy when no-one could recall a single dispute in which it had been successful ? |