Example sentences of "[prep] [Wh det] [verb] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What did remain in that paper , that year , was a hankering after what had survived from 1967 , exemplified in the prose of John Peel . |
| 2 | Now , after what had happened with Mr Bishop , she had become even more convinced of this . |
| 3 | As the plan now called for Jafaar and Hamadan to meet Younis in Cyprus before consummating their phony drug deal aboard Saunk Kilo , and as close electronic monitoring of their conversations would be essential to avoid last-minute surprises , Hurley was determined not to risk a breakdown in surveillance , after what had happened with the boat . |
| 4 | ‘ You mean that even after what had happened to you , you never questioned your faith ? ’ |
| 5 | There had been genuine fear on some of those people 's faces when she had mentioned Martin 's name , a fear she could appreciate after what had happened to her last night , but it had n't shaken her determination to get to the bottom of the story . |
| 6 | Still , she did n't think she could ever be comfortable with him , not after what had happened between them . |
| 7 | Her father , after what had happened in front of the telly that evening , was first on her list . |
| 8 | She could n't simply go on as before , not after what had happened in the hotel 's restaurant . |
| 9 | I was afraid to go into the house after what had happened in the village , so I hid in the hut . |
| 10 | He admitted : ‘ After what 's gone on this summer , of course things could blow up . |
| 11 | I mean , after what 's happened with Adrian , she 'll want to go home , most likely . |
| 12 | Anna 's offended against age-old Romany taboos , but after what 's happened to her she needs to be helped , not rejected . ’ |
| 13 | And after what 's happened to me Rosella 's going to be treading very carefully indeed . ’ |
| 14 | How do you think she would feel seeing us together after what 's happened to her ? ’ |
| 15 | Fletcher added : ‘ If we can win the one-day series it will be very pleasing after what has gone on so far , but it 's not going to be easy . |
| 16 | The daunting confines of the Crucible Theatre have been known to make strong men tremble over the simplest of pots , but after what has happened to the unassuming Thai in recent weeks , it will be a shock of seismic proportions if the occasion affects him — even on his debut . |
| 17 | How can I claim any loyalty to separatism after what has happened to me ? |
| 18 | As Hilary steps down as Chairman after what has proved to be a difficult and latterly sad term of office , Betty welcomed June Bascombe , who after two years as Vice-Chairman , a vantage point from which she has glimpsed what might be involved , has bravely accepted nomination as chairman and has been elected . |
| 19 | All that I saw was seen also by Hugh Beringar , but after what has come to light this morning these details fall into place . ’ |
| 20 | On the other hand it can be argued that the sauropods like Brachiosaurus were so large , and with a relatively small surface area through which to cool compared with their enormous volume , that their cooling rate could have been slow enough to allow them to sustain more continuous activity than smaller , living reptiles . |
| 21 | Bulgaria and Germany signed a debt rescheduling agreement in Sofia on May 8 , under which Germany would allow a postponement of repayment of trade credits guaranteed by it , the deadlines for which had expired in March 1992 . |
| 22 | Meanwhile the nuns will live close by , enabling them to supervise building work the money for which has come from donations worldwide . |
| 23 | It had been shattered along with the glass tank , the debris of which lay scattered on the carpet . |
| 24 | He had inherited four major outlets : in New York , Paris , London and Rome , all of which had come through the war intact , all of which were in prime locations , and all of which had suffered from neglect . |
| 25 | On Vasilariov 's many levels — some of which had slumped into chasms — surviving refugees trudged through debris or foul floodwater back to their shattered factory-homes . |
| 26 | He reflected on the options which had been open to him , one of which had led to his downfall . |
| 27 | Defence barristers for people charged with riot asked police officers in court to justify their behaviour at Orgreave — the details of which had appeared on television screens across the country . |
| 28 | The cut site was densely populated with many species of forest trees , the tallest of which had developed as coppice , while the burnt site had a loose canopy of pioneering Cecropia spp. 7m tall , and the bulldozed site had a thin layer of herbs , notably Xyris sp . |
| 29 | A number of important developments in the so-called Iraqi " supergun " affair , details of which had emerged in early April [ see pp. 37390-91 ] , came to light in late April and May . |
| 30 | Lowe 's interests extended to a wide range of issues — sexual politics , the environment , nuclear disarmament , anti-racism — all of which had emerged from the 1960s hippy and student-based protest movements . |