Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [verb] was the " in BNC.
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| 1 | no where we went was the erm well where we went first was the Dunkirk , did n't like what we hear in there , so we went from the Dunkirk and tried to get in the erm Smithfield hotel , we were unable to do that |
| 2 | In all these inquiries the main conclusions were that abuse of patients where it existed was the consequence of acute shortages of staff , overcrowding and lack of facilities for patients and that general neglect pervaded in subnormality hospitals . |
| 3 | A particular case that I remember was the client 's stock calculations geared to achieving the required gross profit percentage . |
| 4 | But if a matter came to a head that withdrawing my labour was the only way to resolve it , that I thought was the only way to resolve it , I 'd go out and do it again . |
| 5 | It was n't that the song had a particular relevance — it was n't about AIDS — but it was a song that I felt was the best way of expressing myself and also the best thing I had to offer at the time . |
| 6 | One of the central interpretative difficulties that I faced was the lack of comparable material from other studies . |
| 7 | The other fun competition that I entered was the same idea but it is played in the dark you use a special ball which is slightly transparent there is a hole in the middle of the ball which a lightstick goes through . |
| 8 | Erm asking for permission to put their names forward and from the , the few letters we had the , this was that we thought was the whitest knights in terms of Geography in terms of sex in terms of I would n't say intelligence , perhaps I should try to impress them ! |
| 9 | The most important point that we discussed was the immediate release of all prisoners of war . |
| 10 | All that they wanted was the full recognition of their king 's sovereign rights in the duchy , a moderate enough approach in which they had the support of the papacy , now becoming increasingly aware of its obligation to help in the diplomatic negotiations between the two countries . |
| 11 | The plaintiff must also show that the type of injury that he suffered was the type the legislation sought to prevent . |
| 12 | In fact Sir Christopher only used the plan for guidance and much of the one thousand acres of trees that he planted was the result of his own great vision . |
| 13 | All that he had was the blackjack , and that would n't do it . |
| 14 | Thomson also wrote Europe since Napoleon ( 1957 ) and a World History from 1914 to 1968 ( 1969 , 1st edn. to 1950 , 1954 ) , while among the books that he edited was the controversial volume xii of the Cambridge Modern History . |
| 15 | Now er they were having a concert and I think was the principal part and when he went to have his fee he said , Oh no you can send it to the Blaenau Ffestiniog . |
| 16 | and what happened was the Japanese production bloke he was doing it all himself the lot |
| 17 | Niki was ever a patient , careful driver and not being on pole never bothered him , because what mattered was the race . |
| 18 | No , we could n't because what happened was the |
| 19 | To the left as you entered was the copper over which hung a galvanised tub used not only on wash days but also for personal baths . |
| 20 | The main drawback of the bankruptcy laws as they stood was the high cost to creditors of realizing the estates of their insolvent debtors — between 30 and 40 per cent of the amount they hoped to recover . |