Example sentences of "[prep] what be the [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The private Bodmer collection in Geneva is now the home of what was the only surviving Russian example of the 1455 Gutenburg Bible , bought for the Imperial library in the middle of the last century . |
| 2 | The Tu–144 part of the story includes some rare air-to-air shots of what was the first supersonic passenger aircraft to fly ( it flew almost three months before Concorde , on the last day of 1968 ) as well as a brief history of Tupolev and his early aircraft . |
| 3 | South of Berlin , near what was the old East-West border . |
| 4 | Dogs were used to put down a land reform demonstration outside the National Congress in Asunción on June 23 , 1989 ; 10 people were injured in what was the first major use of force since Rodríguez had seized power . |
| 5 | But when the electorate went yet again to the polls on 19 May , this time to elect their local government representatives , the DUP did quite well in what was the first genuine free-for-all among unionist parties . |
| 6 | However , whenever I become confused about what is the highest moral imperative , I am reminded of a quote by conservationist Michael Soule who said : ‘ An end to life is one thing , an end to birth is something else ! ' ’ |
| 7 | Unfortunately Stephano can not claim a new record for what was the second biggest fish ever landed in Irish waters on rod and line because he received assistance . |