Example sentences of "[was/were] there [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | were there that side |
| 2 | ‘ Were there many of you altogether ? |
| 3 | Nor were there many German soldiers among his customers . |
| 4 | Or were there many corners ? ’ |
| 5 | Were there many boys from at ? |
| 6 | And were there many er local parts named by the people of the glen ? |
| 7 | Were there many hydrants ? |
| 8 | Were there many Nissan huts in , in the same |
| 9 | Were there many in your family |
| 10 | And were there certain men or women that were known for their stories ? |
| 11 | Not only were there extensive wastes or commons in some areas , but also rough woodland , unreclaimed land and undeveloped land to a greater or lesser extent wooded , which is the natural vegetation for cool temperate areas like Britain . |
| 12 | Were there two sets , the first being regarded as unsatisfactory ? |
| 13 | Were there two valuations for the coach station in Southampton ? |
| 14 | Were there two fellas ? |
| 15 | Were there other theatre producers you admired at the time ? |
| 16 | Or were there other possibilities for serious malfunction leading to a major release of the reactor 's ‘ inventory ’ of radioactive material ? |
| 17 | ‘ Were there other injuries ? ’ |
| 18 | Were there other females of her species present ? |
| 19 | Were there other reasons why he chose to be a bear ? |
| 20 | One could go on and pick many other scriptures , you know in the erm the New Testament not only were there those three questions that we mentioned earlier on about salvation , but there are three unanswered questions in the New Testament in Mark chapter eight , Jesus asked that question of which there is no answer , for what shall it profit a man if he gains the whole world and looses his sole or what shall a man or a woman give in exchange for their soul , Jesus did n't try and answer , there is no answer to that question , then again in , in Hebrews chapter three , er chapter two and verse three there is an unanswered question , how shall we escape if we neglect so greater salvation , and finally one other the apostle Peter , he asked the question in , in chapter fo , first apostle in chapter four and verse seven seventeen for it is time for judgment to begin with the household of God and if judgment begins with us first , what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God |
| 21 | NEVER WERE THERE MORE DEVOTED SISTERS ? |
| 22 | Indeed , were there more than a handful of black presenters on TV , he would n't be burdened with the impossible task of being all things to all black people . |
| 23 | Not only were there more 40s. men and fewer at £1 or less , but in the borough itself the poorest class was much smaller than on the land , implying that the more skilled , more remunerative trades were carried out there , while poorly paid weavers and the like lived and worked in Speenhamland . |
| 24 | Hence not only were there more old people , but more of them became unable to support themselves at earlier ages . |
| 25 | Not only were there more of them than of other groups living in poverty or on the margins of poverty ; more had no assets or virtually no assets , and fewer possessed substantial amounts of assets … |
| 26 | Were there more Twenty-fourthers around than he had thought possible ? |
| 27 | This growth has continued , notwithstanding the collapse of communism , interpreted by some short-sighted commentators as the ‘ death of socialism ’ , but indeed perhaps gaining new strength from that collapse , as I argued earlier ; and in the early 1990s not only were there active socialist governments in some countries , but socialists formed the largest , most influential group in the European Parliament . |
| 28 | Were there different cliques ? |
| 29 | Not only were there French troops , but Frenchmen were infiltrated into the royal household , and even into the higher levels of government . |
| 30 | For example , were there fewer schools and schoolmasters , or more ? |