Example sentences of "in what was the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But when the electorate went yet again to the polls on 19 May , this time to elect their local government representatives , the DUP did quite well in what was the first genuine free-for-all among unionist parties . |
| 2 | Dogs were used to put down a land reform demonstration outside the National Congress in Asunción on June 23 , 1989 ; 10 people were injured in what was the first major use of force since Rodríguez had seized power . |
| 3 | There were many pluses in what was the best performance of the season so far , home or away . |
| 4 | Erm I w I was going to say , going back to China , erm they 're a bit frightened of China now in , in what was the Soviet Union I heard the other day , were th were they a little bit anti China 's type of communism before er the Soviet Union fell or were they all , all pals together ? |
| 5 | It is vital that we preserve our own independent nuclear deterrent as protection against nuclear blackmail ; it is equally important that we take every possible step — as we are doing — to ensure that the process of rapid political change , and the change of authority that has taken place in what was the Soviet Union , do not lead to a more dangerous situation in regard to the present control and authority over nuclear weapons . |
| 6 | About , for example , the internal problems in what was the Soviet Union , a story we began some years ago , but are now in danger of leaving hanging in the air . |
| 7 | A bookcase was set alight in what was the latest in a series of death threats and vandalism aimed at the Mossley Hill MP . |
| 8 | We are staying in what was the British part of the city a long time ago , and as you can imagine the ‘ British Imperialists ’ are not very popular here , but everyone is kind to us , and does n't mention such things . |
| 9 | There are a few shells and worms that have left behind a tracery of trails in what was the muddy sea floor . |