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 . |