Example sentences of "[vb past] [Wh det] [vb past] behind " in BNC.
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| 1 | But nobody guessed what lay behind his calm appearance . |
| 2 | As he glanced up at her Lisa guessed what lay behind the gesture . |
| 3 | Once again the abrupt change of subject unfocused her mind for several seconds , but then her eyes flashed as she guessed what lay behind the question . |
| 4 | Between the two of them there grew up so great an affection that King Henry was much alarmed and , afraid of what the future might hold in store , he decided to postpone his return to England until he knew what lay behind this sudden friendship . " |
| 5 | The look the doctor gave Patrick showed that he realised what lay behind the question . |
| 6 | Subsequently the subdeacon Riculf was tortured and revealed what lay behind the attack on Gregory . |