Example sentences of "what [verb] [be] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Minister can not fail to acknowledge what has been common knowledge in the combined heat and power industry — that the major block is electricity prices . |
| 2 | ‘ What matters is that art — however you choose to define it — is still considered something worth bothering about . ’ |
| 3 | For present purposes what matters is that legislation made in pursuance of powers delegated to Ministers of the Crown is a form of ‘ statutory instrument ’ . |
| 4 | For our purposes what matters is that RNA , or something like it , was around for a long time before it became self-replicating . |
| 5 | What results is high volume business which carries low profit margins . |
| 6 | A at the moment what happens is individual people report back to the clerk , |
| 7 | Er , yes , what happens is that venture capital , you 'll see that |
| 8 | What happens is that possession is changing hands more often . |
| 9 | Basically what happens is that lava and other material is ejected from a hole in the ground , or crater , which is fed by a single pipe-like supply channel extending deep down below ground . |
| 10 | what happens is both muscles contract together fully . |
| 11 | With Eärendil , what happened is that Tolkien was initially struck by several lines from an Old English poem in the Exeter Book , now known as Christ I or The Advent Lyrics : |
| 12 | As far as they were concerned , what happened was that wage bargaining was no longer restrained by the social and political forces that hitherto limited rises to figures that would not disrupt the economy . |
| 13 | So what happened was quick sketch that 's the kitchen , that 's the cooker . |
| 14 | But we now know that what discovered was individual genes and , as far as we know , individual genes are always handed on complete and intact . |
| 15 | It was of little concern to Dan that much of the weathering may have been caused by industrial pollution — what mattered was that science had found an answer . |
| 16 | By what means is that acceptance secured ? |
| 17 | [ Ed : What follows are 15 texts , too much to print here , but including ‘ Go to the ant , thou sluggard ; consider her ways , and be wise … |
| 18 | What follows is general advice applicable to either group on finding information about job and training opportunities , and on responding to local recruitment drives . |
| 19 | The casino now extended into what had been five bedrooms . |
| 20 | He knew now what had been worrying Darren , what he had been concealing . |
| 21 | Nigeria achieved independence within the Commonwealth in October 1960 , and part of what had been British-administered Cameroons was incorporated into it in 1961 . |
| 22 | The salvation and solace for this state of mind is art , which converts thoughts of loathing into ideas it is possible to live with : horror is tamed and made sublime , while what had been disgusting absurdity becomes comic . |
| 23 | Our shooting permits , after what had been eleven months of filming , were due to expire that evening and , though shot at the very end , the sequence on Anak Krakatoa was intended to introduce the very beginning of our whole ten years of adventure films . |
| 24 | What had been separate sciences were thus unified . |
| 25 | It is well known that this canal always had water shortages , even before modern water extraction diverted part of its natural supply at Greywell , and thousands of thirsty trees grew up on its banks on what had been open country in 1790 . |
| 26 | ‘ I 'm sorry — I do n't mean to , ’ she said sadly , then stifled a sigh while realising that slowly and surely he was ruining what had been precious moments . |
| 27 | Eastern winds have brought what had been fair sport back to a normal level for the time of year . |
| 28 | John 's more practical eye had noted the men lounging at the doors of what had been monastic cells . |
| 29 | Indeed little of what had been unchallengeable orthodoxy since the 1920s remained untouched . |
| 30 | What does being naughty mean ? |