Example sentences of "[conj] [was/were] [pron] [adj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or was there some other fascination ? |
| 2 | Was this just because she saw herself as a Frieda Lawrence figure , or was there some firmer basis for it ? |
| 3 | Or was it seventy five ball ? |
| 4 | Was the scent essentially McAllister , or was it some subtle perfume she chose to wear ? |
| 5 | Item — Did Alexander III die on Kinghorn Ness or was it some cunning stratagem of the King ? |
| 6 | Were they talking about me — or was it some great secret that I was n't allowed to hear ? |
| 7 | I wonder if you ever did intend to keep the date you made with Jean , or was it just some power game you like to play ? |
| 8 | Or was it just another side of his character I had not seen before , but that I may have suspected was always there ? |
| 9 | Nor were there many German soldiers among his customers . |
| 10 | Nor were there any colourful bazaars , though there was a market where I later bought fruit , vegetables , eggs and three small glasses , the sort from which Algerians drink their coffee . |
| 11 | During the study period , none of the participating organisations suffered major or catastrophic losses , nor were there any fatal injuries or prosecutions . |
| 12 | Aerial photographs showed there was no boom protecting the dry-dock gate ( the caisson ‘ E ’ on diagram p. 41 ) nor were there any barbed-wire entanglements ashore on the quays . |
| 13 | In brief then , there was no shortage of capital nor were there any institutional barriers to its being invested in the manufacturing industries in Britain . |
| 14 | Nor was there proper central control over the building and maintenance of fortifications , many of which were sadly out-of-date or in bad need of repair by the time that the English began to invade France . |
| 15 | Nor was there any real notion of wage compensation . |
| 16 | Neither the gun nor the money had ever been found , nor was there any forensic evidence linking Kearney to either a hat , a bag or a pair of shoes found at the scene . |
| 17 | Subsequent analysis of the responses to the questionnaire showed no significant difference between teaching hospital and non-teaching hospital consultants , nor was there any discernible difference in responses with the respondent 's age . |
| 18 | There were no beggars , no obviously destitute people , nor was there any decaying rubbish in back streets . |
| 19 | Nor was there any flamboyant gestures from the pianist , just a stillness and controlled technique that let the music speak for itself throughout the evening . |
| 20 | There was no precedent in post-Conquest England for the removal of a crowned and anointed king , nor was there any clear guidance in civil or canon law about the means by which a king might be deposed . |
| 21 | Nor was there any significant difference in direction of gaze for the two types of questions unless specific items were picked out which apparently reflected most clearly the verbal-spatial distinction . |
| 22 | It did not in his opinion amount to murder , nor was it likely that Field would be convicted . |
| 23 | He took her through to show her the four-roomed suite that was his private living space within Liston Hall . |
| 24 | It was the candid charm that was his greatest public asset . |
| 25 | She was about to tell him that was his own stupid fault and that she was n't here to wait on him — particularly since he had proved to be so inhospitable . |
| 26 | ‘ And were you ready last night at the party ? ’ |
| 27 | The second thing is the not quite so obvious one of discovering if the present body is the first one of its kind to be set up in the locality , and were there any local organisations which once existed but no longing do so . |
| 28 | And was there any other ways you used to , is there any other things you used |
| 29 | And was there any real difference , if what you saw made the same impression somewhere on the receiving end of sight ? |
| 30 | You shouted armed police and was there any immediate response . |