Example sentences of "it [be] a [noun] [prep] what " in BNC.

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31 It was a preparation for what was to come .
32 It was a demonstration of what would happen if Franco were not there to impose order .
33 But inevitably , the authorities regained control by force , it was a foretaste of what was to happen three months later in Tiananmen Square .
34 Beck added : ‘ It was a reminder of what he could do .
35 It was a sort of what you call public council grounds I suppose you know .
36 Yes , the difference of course is that in two day cricket you ca n't necessarily guarantee a result er and forcing wins was what we did n't quite manage to do , it was er it was a season of what might have been for the County Cricket Club er a very good season but not quite as successful as last year .
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