Example sentences of "was [adj] [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was unbelievable what the costume had done for her . |
| 2 | Was that what the cars were for ? |
| 3 | But unfortunately what that review meant was that what the review brought about was a near privatization of the Health Service through the government 's N H S White Paper and subsequently the N H S and Community Care Act . |
| 4 | Was that what the horoscope was hinting at — that cold , anonymous missive that had been pushed under her door this morning ? |
| 5 | Was that what the Inspector wanted ? |
| 6 | Was that what the General wanted ? ’ |
| 7 | Was that who the smile was for ? |
| 8 | The proceedings were dominated by the developing study skills programme within the school , and it was this which the evaluators were assured was the major thrust of the school 's post-project library development . |
| 9 | Was this what the Cold War was all about ? |
| 10 | Was this what the pebbles were for ? |
| 11 | Was this what the murderer had done , leaving fingerprints which were by now enlarged and recorded and locked away at the police station , waiting to be produced at the trial ? |
| 12 | Say she was sure who the father was ; and working in a racing stable with thoroughbreds she would know that proving paternity was increasingly an exact science . |
| 13 | It was eighty something the last one and ninety nine that one . |
| 14 | He 'd come straight from the fields , his smell was more what the child was used to . |
| 15 | It was too late in the year for the almond blossom but the valley was beautiful none the less . |
| 16 | But the links were not consistent or sustained , in part perhaps because it was unclear what the general discussions could be expected to deliver for particular firms and structure plans , in particular , soon gained a reputation for being of little relevance for actual processes of development . |
| 17 | USL counsel Sandy Tannenbaum dismissed the suit as ‘ frivolous , ’ saying it was unclear what the company really wanted . |
| 18 | It was unclear what the future role of the ECOWAS-installed interim Government of National Unity headed by Professor Amos Sawyer was to be . |
| 19 | Barbara , who was uncertain what the Thirty-nine Articles were , patted his hand . |