Oh, I have a horror of what was created in my own brain, and shudder at the manuscripts in which I gave that dark idea a sort of material existence!
So she was dazzled, you must understand, and could not very distinctly observe what was in the garden.
Ernest began to speak, giving to the people of what was in his heart and mind.
Tom was the first to come to a realization of what was needed to be done.
Tom and Ned got the meal, and then a consultation was held as to what was best to be done.
And what, again, are we to say of its sober truthfulness, not exaggerating, not running to phrases, not seeking to make a hero out of what was only an ordinary but good and brave young man?
If, therefore, political and religious sympathy led Knox himself into so grave a partiality, what was he to expect from his disciples?
The worn-out past was sunk in the freshness of what was coming; and in the rapidity of half a moment's thought, she hoped Mr. Elton would now be talked of no more.
She gave him singularly clear details as to what was proposed.
He had seen and taken part in what was done in orchid houses, orangeries, vineries, peach houses, conservatories full of wondrous tropical plants.
You were tricked into giving up what was yours, to a person who could not be trusted.
She cannot have given her right notions of what was due to the Admiral.
She must try to find amusement inwhat was passing at the upper end of the table, and in observing Mr. Rushworth, who was now making his appearance at Mansfield for the first time since the Crawfords' arrival.
And Fanny, what was she doing and thinking all this while?
By the way, what wasit you put into the wood-pile besides your old trousers?
I guessed that he had done the deed for the sake of what was in that tin box, and that he could afford now to pay me well for keeping my mouth shut.
You will ask me what was James's motive in doing such a deed.
What was it you put on that chair near the window?
Perhaps, he guessed better than any of us what was coming.
But if she were really dead, what was there of terror in the idea of killing her?
I had a horrible sinking in my heart, and from Van Helsing's face I gathered that he felt some fear or apprehension as to what was to come.
But it breaks my heart when she accuses herself of what was all MY doing.
It became more and more incorporated into what was considered "scriptural science" and "sound learning.
The supporters of what was called "sound learning" declared his discoveries deceptions and his announcements blasphemy.
On the other hand, what was gained by the warriors of science for religion?
He forgot I hadn't heard any of these splendid monologues on, what was it?
They grabbed what they could get for the sake of what was to be got.
We could come to no compromise as to what was, or what was not, important in the life of man.
What was essential to them, seemed to me trivial or untrue.
Nay, and what we know of the misery between decks enhances the bravery of what was done by giving it something for contrast.
And then it all happened so quick that you could hardly tell what WAS goin' on.
Perhaps we may find full justification for calling what was happening a battle in so far as we restrict the figure to apply to this one spot; else where, in the Canaan of the Tocsin, the conflict was too one-sided.
What was his "mess of pottage" to the birthright that the other had preserved?
The expression of relief on his face when he found that none of the canoes was gone was ample evidence of what was passing in his mind.
So sudden and impetuous was their dash for escape that it carried them half-way across the village before the surprised inhabitants were aware of what was happening.
What was there to fear in a single she-Tarmangani?
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "what was" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
