Example sentences of "[verb] what [was/were] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It bore a French stamp and suddenly she did n't want to know what was inside that letter . |
| 2 | Did you know what was on this morning ? |
| 3 | ‘ Master Cook ! ’ he said , ‘ I do n't know what was in that flame pot of yours but it undoubtedly saved the day and many noble lives . |
| 4 | The performances on this new disc are first-rate ; indeed they are so polished that I found myself occasionally longing for something with a little more humanity and which more faithfully reflected what were in all probability the more rough-and-ready sounds of the Kürbs-Hütte clientele . |
| 5 | erm , there 's on certain parts of ah what they put has shown they they 've understood what was in that part of the diary like in the exercises relating this morning to or to learning like with the Roman numerals and the other thing they shown that they understood what was in that context , but then on erm when you get later on it 's just er |
| 6 | ‘ Its distinctive feature is the outer wall facing what was for some time the running lines of the railway , though these tracks are now wholly within the works area , the main lines passing on the other side of the canal . |
| 7 | Me ai n't know what was in that glance , but we moved in behind the police . |
| 8 | erm , there 's on certain parts of ah what they put has shown they they 've understood what was in that part of the diary like in the exercises relating this morning to or to learning like with the Roman numerals and the other thing they shown that they understood what was in that context , but then on erm when you get later on it 's just er |
| 9 | I hate to think what was in that corner too |
| 10 | ‘ By the time I 'd finished reading the report I was fairly confident that if I , as an adult , accepted what was on that screen as being right , valid and interesting , then it would be the same for a child — provided I took out any excessive sexuality and violence . |
| 11 | wondered what was in that minced-meat ? |