Example sentences of "what [was/were] [verb] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It has to do with what was said last time I was here . ’ |
| 2 | No one ever knew what was to happen next , as Lily said . |
| 3 | Now she could , for a while , rest with her achievement , which was something so much greater and more mysterious than just having uttered a pack of lies , and let what was to happen next gradually formulate itself . |
| 4 | As it turned out it had landed in a position that could n't have been more perfect for what was to happen next . |
| 5 | Everyone was glued to their seats in anticipation of what was to happen next . |
| 6 | My notes told me what was to happen next , but my brain no longer knew how to move plot and people forward . |
| 7 | He felt animated ; and then he remembered his obligation to be bedridden ; and then he wondered what Henry was saying to the analyst , and whether his friend 's loyalty and humor were visible to the man , and what was to happen next to them all . |
| 8 | Eva found herself about four rows back , wondering what was to happen next and chiding herself for not thinking to check beforehand . |
| 9 | Hemingway claimed that he always stopped writing about noon , when he knew what was coming next . |
| 10 | The class remained quiet , watching her and waiting for what was coming next . |
| 11 | The whole school waited for what was coming next . |
| 12 | She was waiting for what was coming next . |
| 13 | He paused again and gazed over my shoulder and I wondered what was coming next . |
| 14 | He obviously anticipated what was coming next . |
| 15 | ‘ No , ’ she refused , knowing exactly what was coming next . |
| 16 | Knowing exactly what was coming next , and her heart aching for poor Phena , Ellie said softly , ‘ And she could n't find any record of a David Anthony Kent having been born , having even existed — and so knew that her mother had lied . ’ |
| 17 | She flinched , her head moving slowly from side to side , but more in denial of what was coming next than in answer to his question . |
| 18 | I wondered what was coming next . |
| 19 | Ronni followed in his wake , wondering what was coming next . |
| 20 | Either way , she was n't looking forward to what was coming next . |
| 21 | What was coming next ? |
| 22 | Rachel stiffened , wondering what was coming next , thinking that Belinda might ask why Jennifer was n't his girlfriend any longer and wondering how he would answer , but she had n't bargained for Belinda 's line of reasoning . |
| 23 | Juliet had a hunch what was coming next . |
| 24 | He knew what was coming next . |
| 25 | If the sheer grit of Craig Pain 's men in wresting victory from Tongan grasps filled the Crown Colony cup with good cheer what was to come next sent if cascading over the brim as the Fijians opened the floodgates to drown the New Zealand assault on their sevens citadel . |
| 26 | They ferried plates to and fro from the kitchen , where Rose and Victorine supervised what was to come next . |
| 27 | When I walked into that church hall I was unaware of what was to come next . |