Example sentences of "[verb] what was [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such an exhortation was meant to encourage adolescents to accept what was in effect an ideological belief , namely , that ‘ any service for which payment is accepted , however humble it may be , is to be regarded as a service to the community and to be conscientiously performed . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ You wanted to know what was in Angela 's will — the one we 're going to prove , that is . |
| 3 | And she still did n't know what was on Luke Hunter 's mind . |
| 4 | I do n't know what was in mind , then she told me , what the problem was . |
| 5 | Little did he know what was in store , she felt . |
| 6 | W did not specify any service to be rendered by A and A did not know what was in W's mind . |
| 7 | Attempting to evaluate what was on show leaves a very strange impression . |
| 8 | They ate what was in front of them . |
| 9 | After half an hour 's discussion , Jan and he decided that he should ring up and see what was on offer . |
| 10 | She did n't need Dr David Kent , who obviously could n't see what was in front of his face . |
| 11 | The next day , I was told what was in store for me and my schoolmates . |
| 12 | I believe you also fully understood what was at stake . ’ |
| 13 | The Scottish regional organiser of the Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union , Harry McLevy , said after yesterday 's meeting that the workers clearly understood what was at stake . |
| 14 | He also outlined what action the duke should take , providing what was in effect a blueprint for events at Stony Stratford . |
| 15 | He also outlined what action the duke should take , providing what was in effect a blueprint for events at Stony Stratford . |
| 16 | When she married she had to live in the country and , instead of bemoaning what she 'd lost in the way of concerts and the theatre , she enjoyed what was on offer . |
| 17 | He had confiscated the journal , but he could not confiscate what was in Ben 's head . |
| 18 | ‘ Listen , my little innocent , I know what was in Ralf 's mind . ’ |
| 19 | Mr Frohnmayer 's standing at the White House fell rapidly as he began to understand what was at stake , and came to appreciate some of the challenging yet easily misrepresented art the NEA had subsidised . |
| 20 | He did n't want them either , but he felt that for Timmy 's sake she should take what was on offer . |
| 21 | Had she known what was in store , Ruth thought afterwards , she would have begged to walk over the top with the horse . |
| 22 | There are psychic similarities to many Gospel events whether it be the dreams and visions of Zechariah ( Luke 1 and 2 ) ; the foreknowledge of Elizabeth concerning Mary 's baby ( Luke 1 ) ; Jesus knowing what was in people 's minds ( Luke 11:17 ) ; or the predicative prophecies of Jesus ( Luke 19:39–44 ) . |
| 23 | ‘ I suppose I really understood what was at stake when I got my first glimpse of the castle , ’ she admitted , unable to disguise a rather wry smile . |
| 24 | Naturally they took what was on offer , and no doubt thoroughly enjoyed the experience — just as a later Scottish politician , James VI , did when he collected £58,000 in pensions from the notoriously parsimonious Elizabeth , without feeling any need to deviate from the path which suited him and his kingdom , and without being regarded as particularly unprincipled . |
| 25 | For as she pressed back against the front door , trembling and bewildered , she saw what was in substance her own house . |
| 26 | Me a policewoman , a DI , never saw what was in front of my face . ’ |
| 27 | In the debate on the Second Reading of the European Communities ( Amendment ) Bill , he gave what was in effect one of the best arguments against a single economic authority that I have heard in Parliament . |
| 28 | This ‘ paper gold ’ was intended to take the heat off the dollar by increasing what was in effect the gold content of reserves . |
| 29 | Fewer people now read an evening paper : if they did , it was primarily to see what was on TV . |
| 30 | I was acutely aware of the urgent need to find some work to do , so I combed the national and local newspapers to see what was on offer . |