Example sentences of "that [was/were] [vb pp] [be] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The most that was achieved was in a few examples of new highway construction ( in London the long-standing schemes of the Great West Road and the North Circular came to fruition ) ; and in the bigger cities , there were road-widening schemes , some stretches of dual carriageway and the occasional new project ( such as the Headrow in Leeds linked to redevelopment ) and some spectacular new projects ( such as the new suspension bridge over the Tyne at Newcastle and the Mersey Tunnel at Liverpool/Birkenhead ) . |
| 2 | All that was needed was for someone to take Rowland 's ascetic vision/version of soul fanaticism and commandeer it for political ends . |
| 3 | All that was needed was for one kind of film to do well at the box-office and a new Hollywood format would be established . |
| 4 | Perhaps , as Ho said later , all that was needed was for the French to pronounce one word : independence ; but on both sides this was the most fraught and emotional issue . |
| 5 | He 'd had his go , if all that was rumoured was to be believed . |
| 6 | All that was left was for her to undress him . |