Example sentences of "[adj] was where [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was the place of aloneness , this was where a man went to talk only with himself . |
| 2 | This was where an element of danger lurked . |
| 3 | This was where the offices of the English Department and several lecture-rooms were situated when I arrived in 1957 , twenty years after Philby . |
| 4 | This was where the painter Spranger lived . |
| 5 | This was where the harbour ended and the ocean began . |
| 6 | This was where the stone had been hewn to build the farms of the dale . |
| 7 | This was where the nuns from Santa Clara Convent in Funchal fled to during pirate raids in the sixteenth century . |
| 8 | This was where the weakness of the system became apparent . |
| 9 | This was where the moon had brought her . |
| 10 | Garotting gangs were said to work in threes — a ‘ front stall ’ and a ‘ back-stall ’ who acted is look-outs — and a ‘ nasty ’ man' who moved in from the rear : hug on' had been used by guards in the convict hulks in order to subdue troublesome prisoners , and that this was where the original garotting gangs had learned the art . |
| 11 | This was where the pictures refused to stay still . |
| 12 | This was where the influence of the research unit ( PSSRU ) was most obvious . |
| 13 | " This was where the strongest forces of all were found to meet in perfect union , " said Tran Van Hieu quietly . |
| 14 | Adam was in Room 17 , little knowing that this was where the Russian agent Hans Putiloff had been killed in the early days of this affair . |
| 15 | This was where the Kha-Khan 's wives , if he had them , made their entertainment — a space at what was otherwise without question the heart of the government of the Khanate which was occupied with poetry and music , which men were wont to regard as idle pastimes — the place from which rumours were spread , and thus to which every lady of the court assigned an hour , or two , each day . |
| 16 | Also , this was where the most opposition was likely to come from , from Jim Cavalier . |
| 17 | You leave Livingston by crossing the River Almond and entering Mid Calder which was a significant centre in the past , as this was where the old Ayr road met the Edinburgh to Glasgow Turnpike . |
| 18 | She was almost on top of the river before she realised that this was where the path was leading , and here she found another seat from which she could see a boat or two plaiting lazy fans of rippling wake through the smooth water . |
| 19 | ( Perhaps this was where the first shock to people in the field arose 0 as one said , ‘ we were expecting an all-singing Branson man and what we got was , although he could be very charming , a quiet , distinctly unvibrant and very determined person ’ . ) |
| 20 | This was to be my first ever entry and I was prepared to enter the amateur class as this was where the prize money started . |
| 21 | This was where the Marathon finished , after its long trek through the streets of Rome , taking in tourist attractions such as the Piazza Navona , one of the city 's typical squares , the Trevi Fountain and the Piazzale del Faro , near the Viale Giannicolo , on one of Rome 's Seven Hills , the Janiculum . |
| 22 | This was where the Bank of England requested banks to restrict total lending . |
| 23 | This was where the world began and ended . |
| 24 | I mean it , it would be very easy to say that basically you know I do n't know , the , the poor peasants banding around all peasants , you know Mao saw them and knew that this was where the , the core of erm the revolution |
| 25 | And the CND march of Easter 1966 was where a new paper was given a test outing . |
| 26 | Frenchay Common was where the great W.G. Grace occasionally played his cricket , with brothers and family friends , away from the crowds at the county ground . |
| 27 | One problem which proved far greater than anticipated was where no option was marked on the screening card . |
| 28 | That was where a lot of the hurt lay . |
| 29 | However that was where the comeback ended and it was with much relief that Parrott eventually clinched victory , taking the 15th frame 64-11 . |
| 30 | However that was where the comeback ended and it was with much relief that Parrott eventually clinched victory , taking the 15th frame 64-11 . |