Example sentences of "[Wh det] [was/were] [pron] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What was it at the period in the recent past that fascinates you ? |
| 2 | What was it about the setup that you 'd be most critical of ? |
| 3 | What was it about the name that made them want to funk on down and start praising the Lord ? |
| 4 | What was it about the man that set her every nerve on edge , made her tingle with an unfortunate awareness of him ? |
| 5 | The memory of Nancy brings me back to the question that occupied me so much , what was it about the Centre that could transform misery , bitterness and hatred into love and hope , and possibly even happiness , all in the space of fourteen days ? |
| 6 | What was it about the station that was so fascinating ? |
| 7 | But what was it about the concept of citizenship that made it so popular in political discussion and why were ‘ boy labour ’ reformers so eager to introduce working-class adolescents to its supposed virtues ? |
| 8 | ‘ What was it about the report that you found so interesting , for future reference ? ’ |
| 9 | What was there in the sea , that vast untapped resource that covered nine-tenths of the world 's surface , that could be worth the trouble ? |