Example sentences of "[conj] [was/were] [pron] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Down river , or was it up the river ? |
| 2 | Was it just free standing in the middle of the room or was it against the wall ? |
| 3 | Or was it after the diarrhoea but before the two lovely colds ? |
| 4 | Or was it from the father , do you think ? |
| 5 | Was on the heights or was it in the hollows ? |
| 6 | There was nothing equivocal about that ; nor was there about the oath of allegiance the emirs were required to take , which recognized the undisputed sovereignty in all matters , saving that of religion , of the British government . |
| 7 | According to Plutarch , writing in highly refined Greek circles in the early second century AD : ‘ Before this , Rome neither had nor even knew of these exqusite and refined things , nor was there in the city any love of what was charming and elegant ; rather , it was full of barbaric weapons and bloody spoils . ’ |
| 8 | Leading by example is not enough — nor was it at the time of Risinghill . |
| 9 | Nor was she in the gaming room with its low lights on green baize tables , circles of hands restless with chips , cards , cigarettes , while the tension adjusted itself with each soft call of the croupiers . |
| 10 | The disturbances on the borders of Brecon , whether officially encouraged or not , had grown to such proportions that the King had despatched his brother the Earl of Cornwall to the march in haste to try and suppress them , and was himself in the act of setting out from Windsor to join him there . |
| 11 | ‘ And was it along the trail that someone shot at you ? ’ |
| 12 | But was it worth the risk of sharing work with the rival practice ? |