Example sentences of "[prep] what was a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the following year , indeed , Joan of Arc was captured at Compiègne and in May 1431 , after what was a political trial carried out under ecclesiastical rules , she was condemned and burned at Rouen . |
| 2 | At the end of an interview the informant will be thanked for co-operating and left feeling satisfied after what was an interesting and worthwhile discussion . |
| 3 | Although Helen and Paul have completed extensive renovations , they have intentionally retained the original character of what was a 17th-century inn . |
| 4 | In the early days of what was a massive police investigation , officers were confident the killer would be found and the £500 sum was considered appropriate . |
| 5 | In Touche Ross & Co v Secretary of State for the Environment ( 1982 ) 265 EG 982 the lease provided that the question of what was a fair market rent was to be referred to an expert " as soon as practicable and in any event not later than " three months after service of a rent review notice . |
| 6 | But doing that inevitably brings the risk back into what was a risk-free investment . |
| 7 | Reuter adds : The Soviet parliament yesterday approved a government programme to rescue the country 's ailing economy in what was a virtual vote of confidence in the Prime Minister , Mr Nikolai Ryzhkov . |
| 8 | And after a week , when the football ground had acted as a family home visited by friends from near and afar in what was a traditional wake , the flowers which had been laid were ritually burned . |
| 9 | Throughout the period under discussion , successive government initiatives stimulated vigorous public and professional debate , since even the early tentative moves were treated with the suspicion that they presaged even more decisive government ‘ interference ’ in what was a local or professional matter . |
| 10 | You were both badly injured in what was a brutal attack . ’ |
| 11 | Mr Burke said : ‘ When she got there there started events which ended in what was a double tragedy . |
| 12 | The world 's top two players found little rhythm , but committed an enormous number of unforced errors in what was a scrappy match best forgotten . |
| 13 | I must add that personally these absences did n't really bother me as my number one champion was there and went on to win , in what was a scary final for me . |
| 14 | Er we had on the er structure planning policy within the joint needs of Development er Committee , er a presentation from , now one of the points made there in what was a brief proposal or what have you er point was made |
| 15 | Most of the trade is passers-by , but people are attracted by the comprehensive display in what was an empty shop site , at the station entrance , which London Transport has allowed the branch to erect . |
| 16 | Space limitations mean one can only select a little from what was a varied and highly successful programme , so I will concentrate on two areas . |
| 17 | He could not see , nor think what that link might have been , beyond what was an evident fact to him : that they were mythagos created by Tallis , and were responding to the mind which had engendered them . |
| 18 | A fitting end to what was a memorable trip . |
| 19 | The vehement reaction to what was a unique challenge to accepted procedure has ensured that the basic pattern of newspapers working hand-in-hand with political parties and politicians continues to thrive . |
| 20 | Apart from the fact that he was wearing a suit of thick brown tweed on what was a warm day in early summer , the man walking along an elegant street in Kensington was unremarkable . |
| 21 | But with a day still to go before voters determine whether Mr Ashdown 's phone could play a part in the future of British democracy , the Liberal Democrat leader could afford to take a sanguine view as he accompanied his wife Jane on what was a gentle stroll through his constituency . |
| 22 | An order which was quietly used in some parish churches round the country without offence looked different when used on what was a national occasion with a national congregation . |
| 23 | In contrast the Barbarians ' tries owed everything to thrilling running , crisp passing and a surprisingly high level of understanding between what was a hugely-talented collection of players , but nevertheless a scratch side . |
| 24 | Mrs Whitehouse , at what was a troubled period in her personal life , joined the Wolverhampton Oxford Group in 1935 . |
| 25 | OH HOW WE DANCED takes a nostalgic look at what was an important phase in our social history . |