Example sentences of "was [Wh adv] he [verb] [be] " in BNC.

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1 Unable to take up residence in the Baabda palace occupied by Gen Aoun , this was where he had been conducting his consultations for the formation of a government of national unity .
2 Unable to take up residence in the Baabda palace occupied by Gen Aoun , this was where he had been conducting his consultations for the formation of a government of national unity .
3 From his account Bahdu was where he had been in most danger .
4 That was when he had been in the SAS .
5 That was when he had been joined with Jazzbeaux .
6 He liked people who had a family , which was why he enjoyed being with Gordon Jackson so much .
7 He was already a respected physician in his field , and his opinion was often called for in public hospitals and institutions , which was why he had been to the Foundling Hospital today .
8 For Erlich not much was allowed to get in the way of a job and he supposed that was why he had been sent .
9 It was why he had been forced to retire from Delta .
10 That was why he had been so hostile at the beginning , why he 'd known all about the family .
11 And that was why he 'd been so bitter on the subject of rings .
12 So that was why he 'd been in the club so often over the past few weeks — he 'd been checking out the lie of the land , assessing the place as a possible investment .
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