Example sentences of "but what was the " in BNC.
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| 1 | On page 215 he does , however , to put some distance between himself and the racist overtones of this tradition : ‘ But what was the mysterious magic by which the Germans breathed new life into a dying Europe ? |
| 2 | ‘ But what was the real reason ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ But what was the point of it all ? ’ he insisted . |
| 4 | But what was the actual result of the FFYP ? |
| 5 | But what was the good of remembering such things ? |
| 6 | The idea of employing a spot of judicious blackmail did not appeal to her but what was the alternative ? |
| 7 | We know then that the legend is false and that it became attached to a much older custom , but what was the Horngarth itself and for what purpose was it erected ? |
| 8 | But what was the influence of the Tory tabloids on the overall swing in the panel as a whole ? |
| 9 | But what was the nature of the opposition , in particular from the Municipal Alliance , which had in 1900 brought down the first labour council in West Ham ? |
| 10 | But what was the agonised cry and the figure lying by the line side ? |
| 11 | But what was the action like on stage ? |
| 12 | But what was the doctrinal position of the Celtic Church ? |
| 13 | But what was the price ? |
| 14 | The Warsaw Pact might no longer be a threat to the West , but what was the future of NATO in the new era where Allied nations sought to realise the so-called ‘ peace dividend ’ by cutting defence spending ? |
| 15 | But what was the sting ? |
| 16 | This was no credit to her own piety — but what was the use of pretending that she had any piety left ? |
| 17 | ‘ But what was the other solution ? ’ |
| 18 | But what was the truth ? |
| 19 | For a moment greed overcame caution , and he reached out gingerly … but what was the use ? |
| 20 | But what was the significance of the rest of it ? |
| 21 | ‘ The first was for saving you from a fate worse than death with Doreen — but what was the second reason ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I felt I might have passed the pair in front of me on the last lap but what was the point , I had no chance of winning and this is a tough circuit . ’ |
| 23 | But what was the bottom income line above which recipients can be presumed to have enjoyed at least the modicum of comfort above subsistence and simple " decency " ? |
| 24 | But what was the next item ? |
| 25 | He said , But what was the possibility ? |
| 26 | Well do the best you can er I do n't want exact words obviously but what was the burden of what he was the gist , the effects of what he was saying ? |
| 27 | She wanted to ask , but what was the point ? |
| 28 | He would have loved to but what was the use ? |
| 29 | The body was humanoid but what was the brain ? |
| 30 | Ah but what was the weather like ? |