Example sentences of "[pers pn] was that [pron] were [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could not understand how it was that they were discussing so placidly Jean-Claude 's current compositional ideas for the ‘ Chansons de Mani ’ . |
| 2 | The snow continued to fall as the Quattro clawed its way eastward towards whatever it was that they were seeking , whatever terrible things were waiting at journey 's end . |
| 3 | So the conjunction of these two words effectively prevents the raising of the question as to what it was that they were saying . |
| 4 | But in the meantime she was unwilling — no — afraid to know what secret thing it was that they were carrying . |
| 5 | Immediately you should find this loud noise has interrupted your train of thought , often enough to make you forget what it was that you were thinking about . |
| 6 | Wh what I mean to say is I could n't in advance guess which field it was that you were going to want at any particular moment . |
| 7 | Anyway , it was part of your task to appear interested in a woman who , if not boring , was lonely and — ’ she gave a high-pitched mirthless laugh — ‘ shall we say , slightly unbalanced — so as to find out … well , whatever it was that you were enquiring into . |