Example sentences of "was it [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Was it through the grounds of the |
| 2 | What was it about the station that was so fascinating ? |
| 3 | The memory of Nancy brings me back to the question that occupied me so much , what was it about the Centre that could transform misery , bitterness and hatred into love and hope , and possibly even happiness , all in the space of fourteen days ? |
| 4 | But what was it about the concept of citizenship that made it so popular in political discussion and why were ‘ boy labour ’ reformers so eager to introduce working-class adolescents to its supposed virtues ? |
| 5 | ‘ What was it about the report that you found so interesting , for future reference ? ’ |
| 6 | What was it about the stocks various licensed dealers traded in that seduced clients ? |
| 7 | What was it about the setup that you 'd be most critical of ? |
| 8 | What was it about the name that made them want to funk on down and start praising the Lord ? |
| 9 | So what was it about the wretched man that cut straight through her defences ? |
| 10 | What was it about the man that set her every nerve on edge , made her tingle with an unfortunate awareness of him ? |
| 11 | ‘ And was it along the trail that someone shot at you ? ’ |
| 12 | Why was it on the wrong side of the road ? |
| 13 | if that was it on the agenda that I miss because of being so early bit in the wrong place |
| 14 | was it on the day of publication ? |
| 15 | I 'm always sitting thinking if I had n't got them , I 'd be thinking now was it on the card I have n't got you know |
| 16 | And was it on the main road that the one who was killed |
| 17 | Well , you know , it 's , it 's not a very , was it on the road ? |
| 18 | I du n no I might of thrown it out actually , when did I , was it on the table last night ? |
| 19 | I know it was was it on the bottom of the A to Z thing ? |
| 20 | So impressed was it with the Darlington operation that it also adopted the design of the questionnaire and the logo . |
| 21 | You did want to be able to go around all them works , what , what was it with the |
| 22 | Was it for the cash ? |
| 23 | What was it at the period in the recent past that fascinates you ? |
| 24 | Was it at the end of every bar ? |
| 25 | Was it at the end of every two ? |
| 26 | Leading by example is not enough — nor was it at the time of Risinghill . |
| 27 | As Layton asked in his poem ‘ To The Roaring Wind ’ ( or was it to the Spirit-behind-the wind ? ) : |
| 28 | So was it worth the trauma ? |
| 29 | But was it worth the risk of sharing work with the rival practice ? |
| 30 | Neither was it beyond the bounds of probability that a man of eighty-three had been confused about the time . |