Example sentences of "what was [vb pp] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The others pushed on past him in the doorway , but they too stopped when they saw what was revealed on the other side of the windows . |
| 2 | It is very important to realise exactly what was intended in the analysis about to be described . |
| 3 | Even more surprising was the Committee 's rejection of the ‘ deprave and corrupt ’ test , since the selling of the idea that sadism can be highly pleasurable , as described above , or the reinforcing of that idea in those already attracted to it , must surely epitomise what was intended by the phrase ‘ deprave and corrupt ’ , at least as that test is interpreted by the BBFC . |
| 4 | What was intended by the supplier had not in fact materialised , because the case had been tried on correspondence rather than a correctly drawn up agreement . |
| 5 | Nearly half the 1,000 respondents to the MAFF questionnaire took " a great deal " or " quite a lot " of notice of what was written on the labels . |
| 6 | They 'd want to be sure the items had been reported stolen and the person who owns this suitcase for example , would need to know what was written on the other side . |
| 7 | They were only burning because you put in what was written on the packet . |
| 8 | Do you see , do you see what was written on the olive oil bottle and it says it 's got polyunsaturates . |
| 9 | As they fall , as in the example given , they merely replace what was lost in an earlier time period . |
| 10 | Very few of the stations on what was built of the Cape to Cairo railway were anything more than small wayside halts . |
| 11 | According to Pearl , the final decision was based on what was discovered from the reference site visits . |
| 12 | She says it 's turning what was presented as a local bypass into a major through-way — motor-way style — 6 lanes — elevated to 35 feet , lit up all night — slap through Oxford 's green-belt . |
| 13 | After the revolution , in 1923 , Moscow River Yacht Club challenged the Workers Fitness Club for what was recorded as the first rugby encounter in the history of Soviet sport . |
| 14 | he sez he saw the plaque and thought he 'd see what was recorded on the air disaster . |
| 15 | he sez he saw the plaque and thought he 'd see what was recorded on the air disaster . |
| 16 | What was recorded in the O.T . |
| 17 | It seemed to Jehan as he watched Alexei 's face that the offworlder was reflecting inwardly upon the sum of his own knowledge , testing it against his belief in what was recorded in the books controlled by the Sechem . |
| 18 | England are conscious that what was planned as a dress rehearsal for the finals next summer now threatens to be the closest they get . |
| 19 | Both were very interesting and fun , but nothing compared to what was planned for the rest of the holiday . |
| 20 | On June 29 , in what was viewed as a further serious setback comparable to that of the Challenger shuttle disaster of 1986 [ see pp. 34266-68 ] , NASA grounded its entire space shuttle fleet . |
| 21 | And er then , of course , when I was about eighteen , er I became what is what be what was called as an improver . |
| 22 | This was indeed what was sought by the IS team in the first place , and was a concept to which they clung tenaciously for some time . |
| 23 | What was sought from a partner in one 's twenties may be very different from what is sought 20 years later . |
| 24 | This , in turn , was part of what was seen at the time as the natural extension of scientific and technological principles from their successful application to the material and animal world to apply to human beings themselves . |
| 25 | There were civilian casualties followed by protests and condemnation of what was seen as a violation and atrocity . |
| 26 | Bad weather dashed hopes of attempts to halt the flow during what was seen as a natural lull in the lava 's momentum . |
| 27 | These seemed to arise from the process of urbanization , the breaking down of traditional practices , and what was seen as a conflict between the old morality and the new . |
| 28 | Twice thwarted Ford then turned its attention to the loss making , state-owned , Alfa Romeo company of Italy , in what was seen as a continuation of its battle with Fiat , which was also interested in acquiring Alfa Romeo . |
| 29 | Ruskin 's foundation , which was to promote the education of working men in Sheffield , was not unlike that of the Victoria and Albert Museum — both reflected Victorian anguish over what was seen as a loss of artistic standards in industrial manufacture and craftsmanship . |
| 30 | NSW won what was seen as a ‘ grudge ’ match , with Greg Matthews ( 85 not out and 67 , plus 11 wickets ) becoming the seventh Australian to perform the ‘ match double ’ in a Sheffield Shield game , after G. Giffen ( eight times ) , J.N. Crawford ( 1913–14 ) , C.J. Hill ( 1932–33 ) , T.J. Jenner ( 1973–74 ) , P.H. Carlson ( 1978–79 ) and J.C . |