Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [Wh pn] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The entry for the case was located in the birth register and the first preceding and the first succeeding entries were selected who matched the case with respect to sex , date of birth ( plus or minus six months ) , district of birth registration , and family health services authority of the child 's first general practitioner . |
| 2 | But although these were indeed dog days for British film production , film producers were emerging who understood the need for modern styles of production , bigger budgets and more ambitious showmanship . |
| 3 | Once the school-leaver was placed , the after-care supervision was entirely in the hands of the SCCs , and other associated bodies , who made periodic reports to the local JAC , and as with the earlier form of care committee , a ‘ visitor ’ was named who had the duty of keeping in touch with the young workers until they were 17 or 18 . |
| 4 | Exerting this sense , he encountered the fog of daemonic shielding which was hiding whosoever occupied the hulk . |
| 5 | But after this it was United who took the initiative as they sought to get back into the game . |
| 6 | City had the greater possession , yet it was United who created the more clear-cut chances . |