Example sentences of "was [adj] [verb] what the " in BNC.

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1 Consequently Hunt earned the thanks of The Civil Engineer and Architects ' Journal for his innovation , and a few days later in the House , Gladstone was able to say with satisfaction that ‘ for the first time in the history of public edifices in the metropolis ’ , it was possible to state what the real cost would be .
2 It was interesting to hear what the hon. Member for Croydon , North-West ( Mr. Malins ) said about the need for deliberation and careful consideration of the issues which come before us .
3 HAVING TRAVELLED over 150 miles each way to see Nirvana at the London Astoria last Wednesday , I was interested to see what the event would be like regarding ‘ crusties ’ , T-shirt prices and security at the ‘ notorious ’ Astoria .
4 HAVING TRAVELLED over 150 miles each way to see Nirvana at the London Astoria last Wednesday , I was interested to see what the event would be like regarding ‘ crusties ’ , T-shirt prices and security at the ‘ notorious ’ Astoria .
5 It was you said how it was wrong to waste what the Good Lord provides us for nothing , only to throw away hard-earned cash at the Superstore buying second best .
6 It was hard to tell what the tide was doing , for I could n't see the shore , but each time the anchor held the dinghy would be carried one way or the other to the extent of her scope .
7 It was important to know what the inspector 's values were .
8 Because money from the off-farm jobs was put into the farm , it was difficult to ascertain what the trading position of the part-time farm actually was but the figures quoted are considered to be fairly near the mark .
9 Workwise , the day was already a write-off and in any case she was eager to know what the girl had to say .
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