Example sentences of "what [was/were] [v-ing] on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although Fred pretended to be surprised at my earnings I felt sure he knew what was going on all the time . |
| 2 | I heard myself say to him , though the different sections of my brain seemed to have slipped out of synch somehow , and I was aware of all sorts of different things at once , and time seemed to have slowed down and at the same time some part of my brain was racing , trying to come up with some logical explanation for what was going on that did n't involve calamity … and failing . |
| 3 | Yes , because this is describing , analysing how ordinary people lived , what was going on that enabled them to live in this way . |
| 4 | I am sure of , many of you ground and air crew members of the Three-Ninetieth , as well as the local citizenry remember what was happening on this very spot . |
| 5 | And to understand how the complex situation was developing we must consider what was happening on three levels : |