Example sentences of "[was/were] [Wh det] [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Networks , he was beginning to see , were what made the world go round . |
| 2 | His comments on the £4.95 decanter and 99p earrings , used on numerous occasions before his speech to the IoD , were what supported the Ratner share price rather than what undermined it . |
| 3 | Indeed , this was what caused the split between Dr Jane and myself . |
| 4 | That was what caused the hysteria and enthusiasm and so , I felt that if the band on stage was at least so close to his sense of humour that he felt comfortable with them , if the crew and all the support system was so strong that he could relax enough to enjoy the crowd , only then would it get magnetic and spontaneous . |
| 5 | The bit of marshy ground beyond the playing fields was vole country , which was what attracted the kestrels . |
| 6 | Another problem was what to call the Club . |
| 7 | It was what brought the Chelonians to their valley . |