Example sentences of "what [pers pn] [vb past] [be] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What she said was of interest to Edouard , but he could see that it was by way of a preamble . |
| 2 | The body 's centre line and she equated that and what she said was in terms of the hands that people who were open and positive communicators used on average more symmetrical open palm gestures than individual or closed palm gestures non-symmetrical . |
| 3 | ‘ Sealed envelope with Mme Wyatt , ’ he replied , laying an uncharacteristic finger against his nose as if this was what he 'd been to spy-school for . |
| 4 | ‘ Did she tell you what he 'd been in prison for ? ’ |
| 5 | The French monarchy under Louis XVI was by contrast in many ways a shadow of what it had been under Louis XIV . |
| 6 | The essence of European diplomacy was still political , still what it had been to Metternich or even to Richelieu . |
| 7 | The paganism of the eastern Angles over the next two or three years suggests that Eadwine 's influence in the region was no longer what it had been in Eorpwald 's lifetime . |