Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [v-ing] [Wh det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may help to see how the need for process studies was perceived to exist and then to proceed to indicate in which branches studies were undertaken using what methods as a basis for assessing how our knowledge has increased in spatial terms and in time with reference to catastrophic views . |
| 2 | Witnesses have already given descriptions of the pair who were seen having what appeared to be a heated argument . |
| 3 | We did , however , both have a certain number of securities , and a good few hours were spent deciding which to sell . |
| 4 | Not surprisingly , their performance was slack and many former friends and jealous local bands , who had charted their progress in the music press , were left wondering what all the fuss was about . |
| 5 | But those who saw Saturday 's world premiere in Leeds including Princess Margaret were left wondering what all the fuss had been about . |
| 6 | The late arrival by 13 minutes of three of their key players left Peterlee with too much work to do at Consett where they went down in a first division game by 91 points to 58 as they were left wondering what effect Ivor James , Gord Laing and Allen Quarmby might have had had they been there for the start . |
| 7 | He was to motor racing what Denis Compton was to cricket and Stanley Matthews was to football . |
| 8 | In a game that went to the fifth day only because many hours were lost to the weather — the actual playing time was two and two-thirds days — one was left wondering what he might have done had he been fully fit . |
| 9 | ‘ Perhaps — ’ But he stopped , and Anne was left wondering what it was that he had nearly said . |
| 10 | WHILE Nick Faldo was stirring himself back to life again in the Freeport-McMoran Classic with a second round of 69 , Sandy Lyle was left contemplating what he felt was likely to be another missed cut in his final preparation for next week 's Masters . |