Example sentences of "[noun sg] [was/were] [Wh adv] [pers pn] [vb past] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As in later years and even to this day the Inn was where they went to ease their hard lives and Halling was well served by this trade . |
| 2 | The orphanage was where she 'd developed her pert tongue , no doubt about it . |
| 3 | The charity 's annual conference was where she chose to make her first public appearance following the controversy and she broke down in tears at the vote of confidence they gave her . |
| 4 | The little black box was where he 'd left it . |
| 5 | The most exciting part was when we had to jump into the water from a 12ft high board . |
| 6 | The hose was where I 'd left it last summer , not neatly stored but tangled in a corner , its untidy coils covering a rake , a batch of canes and a pair of long-handled shears . |
| 7 | The nearest he had ever approached to any hint of levity was when he had stopped frowning for an instant the day that news had reached him of the death of Prince Charles Edward Stuart in Rome . |
| 8 | The first time was when she called to order the piece , and then I went to Bracken Cottage to measure — ’ |
| 9 | The first Sara had known of Adam 's injury was when she had turned up to collect him at the school gate . |
| 10 | The doughnut was where I 'd left it . |