Example sentences of "what they [verb] be [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ No , no , what they did was attach a slow fuse to the gunpowder and left it coiled under the bed . ’ |
| 2 | So what they did was introduce statistical techniques whereby not every bullet was inspected , a sample was inspected and great conclusions were drawn from very careful examination of a small number of , of items . |
| 3 | In fact this sweeping assertion seems rather too broad : what they did was impose a single procedural regime . |
| 4 | ‘ What happened was , the track was very heavy and I guess Michael wanted to go more toward a ballad direction , so what they did was sell the song to Cher and she sang on it . |
| 5 | Mind , it is from er , what they do is send them through the post , just check 'em , make sure everything 's alright , ai n't it . |
| 6 | , yes , what they do is say a bloke , one bloke owns quite a bit of that cricket ground , Tesco 's he said , Tesco 's what they sa , they know that he want 's , he 's put the plans in to upgrade all , to get a bigger site somewhere else , for |
| 7 | I know there are those who would prefer anarchy to hold sway , but what they do is destroy everything about climbing most of us hold dear . |