Example sentences of "it [was/were] the [noun] of [Wh det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was the foundation of what became known as ‘ socio-technical systems theory ’ and had a direct influence on the Scandinavian experiments in work organisation , of which the SAAB and Volvo cases described in Chapter 5 are just two examples . |
| 2 | It was the beginning of what was to become the greatest and most dangerous hardship of our voyage . |
| 3 | It was the contemplation of what had been which inspired humility of soul in our judgement of the present . |
| 4 | It was the memory of what they had told him of Callanish , and of the eagles that came from there . |
| 5 | It was the culmination of what seems to be an elaborately crafted police operation . |
| 6 | It was the start of what she later described as ‘ the most emotionally confusing day of my life . ’ |
| 7 | It was the mystery of what had happened that kept her awake at night . |
| 8 | It was the reverse of what she needed . |