Example sentences of "[be] what [pers pn] [vb past] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Endeavouring to be what she imagined was his ideal , she altered her demeanour several times a day . |
| 2 | It had n't been what they 'd been told to expect by the Daily Mail . |
| 3 | That 's what they 'd been told to do . |
| 4 | That 's what they 'd been fighting for for twenty years . |
| 5 | That 's what they had been doing before . |
| 6 | Right , well that 's good well that 's what we needed were n't it something like that ? |
| 7 | Convenience , that 's what it had been for her — little more . |
| 8 | Well , he told Mummy , and now she 's furious , because apparently it 's what she 'd been hoping for . |
| 9 | And I mean I put an asterisk down there to say that 's what I thought was going to come out quite heavily simply because this is is the case on these courses , you know the people that we get on these courses every single one of these that we 've had , and we must have had coming up to what over ten now , every single one we 've had people that the most the majority of people have had team work very high on the score . |
| 10 | That 's what I thought was right . |
| 11 | I 'd been dreaming , that 's what I 'd been doing . |
| 12 | Oh , that 's what I 'd been thinking , fifty percent of what they want . |
| 13 | I was washing my hair that day , or that 's what I decided was the best excuse to tell the voting commission . |
| 14 | It 's what I decided was the best idea all round . |
| 15 | Well that 's what I did was n't it ? |
| 16 | What we decided to do , because I thought that 's what you 'd been pressing for , was to show that as the equivalent affect of , okay , you think you 're making these profits but you 're actually enjoying services that you 're not paying for . |
| 17 | That 's what you said is n't |
| 18 | I do n't think that 's what you said was it ? |
| 19 | They had determined the sales , and that is what they had been asked to do . |
| 20 | Which is is what we said was one of the key key areas we need to do for I I P . |
| 21 | This is what we wanted was n't it ? |
| 22 | The miracle , if that is what it had been , was something that she 'd never discussed with anyone . |
| 23 | During that week I felt the Lord speak to me and I knew that this is what I 'd been looking for all my life and I decided to follow Jesus . |
| 24 | So I wo n't go through the rest of it , it 's a long and er it 's just brought us on the same sort of thing , but what it proves is that we are getting somewhere and that is what I thought was rather important news , which I want to do . |
| 25 | This is what he said is it really wise to replace local authority members with the Home Secretary 's nominees . |
| 26 | As the deputy head commented rather ruefully : I 'm not sure what I thought were study skills was what they thought were study skills . |
| 27 | ‘ 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 . |
| 28 | ‘ No , ’ replied Sorge , which was what he 'd been told to say . |
| 29 | He nodded , as if this was what he 'd been expecting . |
| 30 | She was on holiday after all , and it certainly seemed as though that was what he 'd been indulging in while waiting for his ladyfriend to return . |