Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] what he [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If he 'd been able to keep from gloating , she 'd have ended up in his bed , which was what he 'd intended right from the beginning . |
| 2 | What he found in her was what he wanted to find : a sickly , faded woman as beautiful in his eyes as a Madonna . |
| 3 | It was what he 'd said . |
| 4 | Surely it was what he had seen as her present stupidity that had earned her his contempt , since the past was the past , and she was still reluctant to explain anything more than the absolute minimum necessary to put an end to his increasingly unbearable taunts . |
| 5 | It was what he had hoped . |
| 6 | He seemed satisfied , said he was grateful , and it was what he had hoped . ’ |
| 7 | It was what he had wanted to hear . |
| 8 | It was what he wanted to hear . |