Example sentences of "[Wh adv] was the [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She said how was the last day . |
| 2 | When was the first score of 300 made by a West Indian ? |
| 3 | When was the first time you were in the dark , locked in and taken over by someone else ? |
| 4 | ‘ When was the first time ? ’ |
| 5 | Well then when was the last part of ? |
| 6 | When was the last telephone call made ? |
| 7 | When was the last time you actually wanted to have friends round ? |
| 8 | When was the last time the game 's robber barons made a decision of their own free will to improve the lot of the supporter ? |
| 9 | When was the last time , without duress or obligation , that a club chairman asked his directors : ‘ What can we do to improve the lot of our fans ? ’ |
| 10 | When was the last time we were supposed to have a world-beating aluminium engine ? |
| 11 | I mean , when was the last time ANYBODY bothered mentioning the War in any public forum , let alone in a skateboard magazine ? |
| 12 | I know you can see the trees , the view from the window or the picture on the wall — but when was the last time you really looked at them ? |
| 13 | When was the last time you bought an item at one shop , only to find that the same item was much cheaper in another shop ? |
| 14 | When was the last time you drove a car just for the thrill of it ? |
| 15 | ‘ When was the last time you did see him ? ’ |
| 16 | When was the last time your pond froze over ? |
| 17 | When was the last time you would have sold your soul for a stick of celery ? |
| 18 | ‘ When was the last time he came home ? ’ persisted the Brigadier . |
| 19 | ‘ When was the last time you met ? ’ |
| 20 | When was the last time you saw a show of William Blake 's work in a gallery ? |
| 21 | I just posed the question : ‘ When was the last time you were on a donkey and got sucked off ? ' ’ |
| 22 | ( Let's face it , when was the last time you heard references to ‘ Cliff Richard 's lip ’ , Iggy Pop and the annual ceremony marking the opening of the Houses of Parliament side-by-side in a song ? ) ; indecision and apathy are confronted in ‘ Not Superstitious ’ ; ‘ Dead Industrial Atmosphere ’ details the decline of the North-East as an economic force and the subsequent social fall-out and , of course , we get a few long songs thrown in to spice things up , or down , as is more often than not the case . |
| 23 | When was the last time you prayed ? 1945 ( approx ) |
| 24 | When was the last time you took a risk at work ? |
| 25 | When was the last time Whaddon scored 235 goals and lost ? |
| 26 | Stephen looked mystified as she went on , ‘ When was the last time you really listened to anything I had to say unless it was about business ? |
| 27 | When was the last time you prayed ? |
| 28 | When was the last time you had fun ? page 74 |
| 29 | When was the last time a fellow-Earther let you rest your head on their heart , caressed your cheek , and said things designed to make you feel deeply okay ? |
| 30 | When was the last time anybody saw hand towels or soap or a bog roll ? |