Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] it about " in BNC.
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| 1 | What was it about his captaincy , then , that was so special ? |
| 2 | What was it about generalisations ? |
| 3 | What was it about the station that was so fascinating ? |
| 4 | The memory of Nancy brings me back to the question that occupied me so much , what was it about the Centre that could transform misery , bitterness and hatred into love and hope , and possibly even happiness , all in the space of fourteen days ? |
| 5 | But what was it about the concept of citizenship that made it so popular in political discussion and why were ‘ boy labour ’ reformers so eager to introduce working-class adolescents to its supposed virtues ? |
| 6 | What was it about unashamed luxury , Harriet sometimes asked herself , which made her feel so uncomfortable ? |
| 7 | What was it about him which prevented the realization of his ambition ? |
| 8 | ‘ What was it about the report that you found so interesting , for future reference ? ’ |
| 9 | What was it about your job in Finland which was confidential — to quote from this ? ’ |
| 10 | What was it about Judith that threw him into such confusion now , as then ? |
| 11 | What was it about Japan 's history that limited the pursuit of individual self-interest and gave precedence to the collective community ? |
| 12 | What was it about the stocks various licensed dealers traded in that seduced clients ? |
| 13 | ‘ What was it about Ellwood ? ’ |
| 14 | What was it about Ellwood ? ’ |
| 15 | What was it about the setup that you 'd be most critical of ? |
| 16 | What was it about this man ? |
| 17 | What was it about shopping , she wondered wryly , that was so therapeutic ? |
| 18 | What was it about this man ? |
| 19 | What was it about Luke Hunter that reduced her to such gibbering incoherence ? |
| 20 | What was it about him that constantly stirred her into such a state of agitation ? |
| 21 | What was it about a waistcoat that was so piercingly sexy ? she wondered dully . |
| 22 | What was it about her that apparently attracted him ? |
| 23 | And what was it about golden hair ? |
| 24 | What was it about the name that made them want to funk on down and start praising the Lord ? |
| 25 | What was it about that infuriating man that made her act so out of character ? |
| 26 | What was it about him that seemed to knock her off balance this way , making her act so strangely out of character ? |
| 27 | So what was it about the wretched man that cut straight through her defences ? |
| 28 | What was it about him , that he only had to be near for her natural calm professionalism to fly out of the window ? |
| 29 | What was it about him that one look from those obsidian eyes could reduce her to mush ? |
| 30 | Just what was it about this man that he could arouse her strongest emotions so very easily ? she thought hazily . |