Example sentences of "what [was/were] [vb pp] [conj] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not only that but a change in methods of working , in its ethos and what were seen as its privileges , such as index-linked pensions , was to follow . |
| 2 | It should because that was what was written and I wanted to show people what er she did n't give me , the , the letter went to the kids . |
| 3 | He grieved for what was lost and what had never come to be . |
| 4 | Now of course what happened is that we claimed , we w went to the insurance and then they took they got a list of what was damaged and we replaced it for what he 'd lost er exactly . |
| 5 | This , together with what was seen as its neglect of its social function as a provider of services ( eg public phone boxes ) , led to public disquiet about the operation of BT . |
| 6 | that 's what I said to mum , you know , that 's why I so wanted to pass me , me test , cos I said to mum erm , see I kept it , I only had six hundred quid redundancy , six hundred and twenty eight pounds , that 's all I had , apart , I had me wages what was owed and me holiday pay , but my , me actual redundancy cheque was only six hundred and twenty eight quid |
| 7 | Mr Weller may not have actually been the one who shut the door but it was inferred from what was heard that he was . |
| 8 | Indeed this is what accounts for the impression given by this type of use that there is a difference between what was perceived and what actually happened . |
| 9 | The outcome of the elections was something of a personal reverse for President George Bush , whose popularity rating had plummeted following what was perceived as his indecisiveness in the recent budget crisis and the abandonment of his pledge not to raise taxes . |
| 10 | Well it seems to me that there was obviously enough information in that plan for you to be able to understand very very clearly what , what was wanted and what was going to be done . |
| 11 | Anyway , I said I 'd make enquiries as to what was wanted and I said because there 's a new children 's ward will open at the hospital and perhaps they would . |
| 12 | Mrs Singh said that she felt that Balbinder would always do what was wanted if it suited him . |
| 13 | Of parish-pump politics in his old suburban nesting place , Sevenoaks : ‘ While everyone would pretend that a solution was what was wanted when there was a problem , in fact what most people wanted was trouble … |
| 14 | What was contaminated and what was n't ? |
| 15 | He was not told that he was being dismissed , but the EAT found that he could reasonably have assumed from what was said that his continuing employment prospects might well be limited . |
| 16 | Although this procedure removes the contam-ination of the observer , it is far from clear to what extent adults are able to reconstruct the context of their previous linguistic encounters with children , and how far post hoc interpretations regarding what was said and what was meant are subject to distortion . |
| 17 | In business , copies of every letter mailed are kept in a file to record what was said and what was agreed . |
| 18 | One IRA bomb attack later and what was derided as her paranoia is already assimilated as normal public life . |
| 19 | There was an excellent example some weeks ago , when M told us about nuclear-waste dumping at sea — how much , what it contained , where it was ditched , how dangerous it might be , what was known and what was n't — all explained quickly , painlessly , economically . |
| 20 | During the interval it was a chastened but not dispirited European team which lunched together in the solitude of the team H.Q. We will never learn what was discussed but there is no doubt that it had the desired effect . |
| 21 | The brief workshop reports have all been written by experts and are helpful in telling the reader what was discussed and what decisions were taken . |
| 22 | Now that events were moving in my favour , it was as troublesome finding out what was needed as it was getting it . |
| 23 | ‘ I like Liam and have great respect for his ability and reputation but he was n't doing what was expected and it was necessary to make a change . ’ |
| 24 | Manager David Waring said : ‘ We are still assessing the damage and what was taken but we think we 've lost about 30 garments worth about £2,500 . ’ |
| 25 | Buick 's robots either failed to deliver what was promised or they broke down . |