Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] what [adv] [vb past] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the bare and blackened springs of what once had been the driver 's seat , sat the bare and blackened remains of what once had been something or other . |
| 2 | But the existence of the offer -however it arose — reminded the town of what once had been a great benefit , and the Company of what had become a great burden , which it had no wish to assume again , however indirectly . |
| 3 | She was shivering , but it was not with the cold , nor even reaction to what apparently had been a near escape . |
| 4 | ‘ Cab , sir ? ’ barked barbecued Bill the driver , raising the charred relic of what once had been his cap . |
| 5 | Twelve year old Emma Butler died during a kickabout after a five a side football match … she 'd been watching her younger brother , Matthew , play in a tournament organised by the St Edmunds Football Club at the European School in Abingdon … details of what exactly happened are still sketchy … but it 's believed a hockey goal post which was leaning against a hut fell down crushing Emmas chest … |
| 6 | When they reached the building , Jack shone his torch through a broken window illuminating the interior of what evidently had been the booking office . |
| 7 | Gregory 's account of what actually happened is laconic in the extreme . |
| 8 | But whether or not it is a completely accurate report of what actually happened is perhaps not the point . |
| 9 | On the bare and blackened springs of what once had been the driver 's seat , sat the bare and blackened remains of what once had been something or other . |