Example sentences of "[was/were] they a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nor , obviously , were they a simple expression of Indian resistance to this assault . |
| 2 | Or were they a security squad determined to drive some supposed gawping cluster of citizenry below , unsure as yet in the darkness of their rank or affiliation ? |
| 3 | Were they a challenge or complement to parliamentary leaders ? |
| 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 | Were they a group , he wondered , or just individuals travelling together for comfort and security ? |
| 6 | Were they a coincidence or are you going through a purple patch at the moment ? |