Example sentences of "what was [verb] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is very important to realise exactly what was intended in the analysis about to be described . |
| 2 | What was intended by the supplier had not in fact materialised , because the case had been tried on correspondence rather than a correctly drawn up agreement . |
| 3 | Even more surprising was the Committee 's rejection of the ‘ deprave and corrupt ’ test , since the selling of the idea that sadism can be highly pleasurable , as described above , or the reinforcing of that idea in those already attracted to it , must surely epitomise what was intended by the phrase ‘ deprave and corrupt ’ , at least as that test is interpreted by the BBFC . |
| 4 | Nearly half the 1,000 respondents to the MAFF questionnaire took " a great deal " or " quite a lot " of notice of what was written on the labels . |
| 5 | They were only burning because you put in what was written on the packet . |
| 6 | Very few of the stations on what was built of the Cape to Cairo railway were anything more than small wayside halts . |
| 7 | According to Pearl , the final decision was based on what was discovered from the reference site visits . |
| 8 | Most impressive , though , was what was hanging from the ceiling directly above the altar stone . |
| 9 | he sez he saw the plaque and thought he 'd see what was recorded on the air disaster . |
| 10 | he sez he saw the plaque and thought he 'd see what was recorded on the air disaster . |
| 11 | What was recorded in the O.T . |
| 12 | It seemed to Jehan as he watched Alexei 's face that the offworlder was reflecting inwardly upon the sum of his own knowledge , testing it against his belief in what was recorded in the books controlled by the Sechem . |
| 13 | England are conscious that what was planned as a dress rehearsal for the finals next summer now threatens to be the closest they get . |
| 14 | Both were very interesting and fun , but nothing compared to what was planned for the rest of the holiday . |
| 15 | And er then , of course , when I was about eighteen , er I became what is what be what was called as an improver . |
| 16 | What was sought from a partner in one 's twenties may be very different from what is sought 20 years later . |
| 17 | This , in turn , was part of what was seen at the time as the natural extension of scientific and technological principles from their successful application to the material and animal world to apply to human beings themselves . |
| 18 | The policy of " resource security of major new industrial wood processing projects " was introduced under Prime Minister Bob Hawke in 1991 , in what was seen as a response to pressure from the timber industry and an impending general election . |
| 19 | Two of eight journalists being held hostage were released by the cartel on Dec. 11 and Dec. 13 in what was seen as a peace gesture . |
| 20 | In what was seen as a setback to an eventual peace settlement , the ANC on March 29 cancelled a peace rally due to have been held with Inkatha on April 2 . |
| 21 | A leading member of the Medellín drug cartel , Fabio Ochoa , wanted by the United States authorities for drug trafficking offences and the murder of an agent of the American Drug Enforcement Agency ( DEA ) , surrendered on Dec. 19 in what was seen as a vindication of the policy of President César Gaviria Trujillo , who had adopted legal and political methods rather than the previous military offensive against the drug cartels [ see p. 37772 for October proposals ] ; on Dec. 17 the government had said that it would waive extradition to the USA and reduce prison terms for those traffickers who surrendered and confessed to crimes . |
| 22 | In further Sendero attacks , three police officers and two civilians were killed in the town of Manaso , in the southern department of Puno , in the first week of December and 20 " dog bombs " ( high explosives attached to dogs ) were exploded in Lima on Dec. 26-27 , in what was seen as a campaign aimed at local officials . |
| 23 | These seemed to arise from the process of urbanization , the breaking down of traditional practices , and what was seen as a conflict between the old morality and the new . |
| 24 | It was not simply the well-rehearsed and deeply felt arguments for and against abolition which exercised and divided its members , but the proper role of the Government on what was seen as a question of conscience . |
| 25 | Twice thwarted Ford then turned its attention to the loss making , state-owned , Alfa Romeo company of Italy , in what was seen as a continuation of its battle with Fiat , which was also interested in acquiring Alfa Romeo . |
| 26 | The UN General Assembly decided on Dec. 11 to ask states for written comments on a possible review of Security Council membership , in what was seen as a step toward possible expansion of the 15-member Council . |
| 27 | President-elect César Gaviria Trujillo who was due to take office on Aug. 7 , made new military appointments on June 15 in what was seen as a move to strengthen his hand in the fight against the Medellín drug cartel . |
| 28 | Pérez on June 13 appointed a military figure as Foreign Minister , for the first time in 34 years of democratic rule , in what was seen as a gesture to the armed forces , where discontent was still high in the aftermath of the abortive military coup of Feb. 4 [ see pp. 38759-60 ] . |
| 29 | The conference was attended by the ruling National Party ( NP ) provincial chairman , in what was seen as a bid by the NP to secure Inkatha as an ally in negotiations on South Africa 's political future . |
| 30 | There were civilian casualties followed by protests and condemnation of what was seen as a violation and atrocity . |