Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [Wh det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The police were given whatever resources they needed to preserve law and order and access to the pits . |
| 2 | We were to discover what opportunities there were , and use them as fully as we could . |
| 3 | FOREIGN exchange dealers who were imagining what John Smith as Chancellor might do to the value of the pound if Labour wins the election , were yesterday ambushed instead by one Antonio Cavaco Silva , prime minister of Portugal . |
| 4 | The only words they exchanged during the engagements were to discuss which side of the car they were going to step out of . |
| 5 | As one remarked at the time , those who were wondering what women 's golf was coming to were relieved to learn that the culprits were a King Charles spaniel and a mongrel she had encountered during the course of the early morning post round she does on the outskirts of Durham . |
| 6 | As the bell rang to signal the start of the Christmas auction of holly , mistletoe and wreaths , buyers were wondering what effect the recession would have on prices . |
| 7 | Later in the month , however , agreements were reached which pre-emptied a crisis although discontent in the military remained and had been a factor in Enrico de Melo 's resignation as Defence Minister at the beginning of the year [ for which see p. 37197 ] . |
| 8 | Mr Mowatt reported that the current problem in the Packing Shed had been reported to LTSS , who were considering what action might be appropriate . |
| 9 | We were doing what women could could do anytime , you know . |
| 10 | Children were splashing in the beck , their cries echoing from the cove face , a courting couple were doing what courting couples have done since time immemorial , oblivious to the world and its wife passing by , and old ladies on a coach trip from Bradford were walking gently through the sunny afternoon , all grey hair , handbags and giggles . |
| 11 | The Shiites thought they were doing what President Bush wanted when they staged their uprising in March 1991 . |
| 12 | The assistants were asked what help and training they needed in order to carry out their duties more effectively , and both head and class teacher were asked to comment on the same issues independently . |
| 13 | When three-year-olds were asked what colour the card was really they typically said ‘ blue ’ . |
| 14 | They were asked what instruction they had received , whether they put drops in by themselves and if they had experienced any problems . |
| 15 | A famous study of comparative political culture , based on research in 1959 and 1960 , revealed that , when Americans were asked what things they were most proud of in their country , 85 per cent had spon-taneously mentioned governmental and political institutions . |
| 16 | As Table 33 of Appendix 1 shows , when people were asked what factors they judged important in deciding on a particular type of credit they had chosen recently , the rate of interest was judged least important among the five factors suggested ( the others were cost of credit , convenience , amount of payment , and length of time over which payments are spread ) . |
| 17 | In a recent survey , finance directors were asked what change they would most like to see in corporate governance . |
| 18 | In a Los Angeles Times poll in mid-December people were asked what policy they would support if Iraq pulled out of most of Kuwait but held on to an oilfield and some other land . |
| 19 | Also , when staff were asked what features of a text would cause them to reject its use as a class reader , ‘ sexism ’ was volunteered as one such reason by staff in three of the six schools visited . |
| 20 | People were asked what crimes they had been victims of ( victim study ) and about their own law-breaking ( self-report study ) , and they were also asked about their attitudes towards the police and policing . |
| 21 | This exercise originated in 1906 when newly-elected Labour MPs were asked what books had influenced their political beliefs . |
| 22 | That same year judicial officials were asked which crimes were most prevalent in their districts . |
| 23 | After his victory at Auberoche , prisoners were taken whose ransoms were said to be worth over £50,000 , and in 1346 , according to Froissart , Lancaster 's army returned from a raid into Poitou so laden with riches that they had difficulty in transporting all their gains . |
| 24 | Other voices joined in , in a low growl , but Robert could not hear whether they were repeating what Rafiq had said , or , indeed , whether they were speaking English at all . |
| 25 | Similarly threemorbidly obese female patients defined by having a BMI >40 , aged 17 ( MO1 ) , 52 ( MO2 ) , and 70 ( MO3 ) years , also not known to have any pancreatic or other gastrointestinal diseases were studied whose BMI were 41.4 , 53.4 , and 58.1 . |
| 26 | It was using what assets it had to keep the group afloat . |
| 27 | Their aim was to see what incentive effects financial aid to poor families would produce . |
| 28 | The intention was to see what sorts of problems seemed to be occurring and then to create automatic procedures , where possible , for gathering further information . |
| 29 | Mrs Allen was taught which foods contained protein and vitamins and encouraged to have some form of protein with each meal , as well as fruit and vegetables , at least once daily . |
| 30 | Drugs might make people schizophrenic — or the system , as Laing was suggesting whichever way It certainly reflected it . |