Example sentences of "[Wh det] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The clearest pattern was that for local history and archaeology ( both counted among ‘ Social Studies ’ ) which were rapidly gaining in popularity , with 58 courses between them in 1957–58 compared to only 26 four years earlier . |
| 2 | A fresh look at the whole process was needed , and it was felt that this could be achieved by taking a systems view , unbiased by what was then happening in practice , ie before the Act took effect . |
| 3 | The next step was to relate this model to what was then happening in practice , ie before the Act took effect . |
| 4 | The conceptual line between the systems world and the real world was crossed at a later stage when the information model was used to explore what was actually happening in practice . |
| 5 | The next step was to compare the conceptual model with what was actually happening in practice , a process similar to that described in Chapter 9 , where the existing situation is considered in light of a proposed new system . |