Example sentences of "[conj] [was/were] [pron] [v-ing] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | So was Dr Carrington exerting a right — some would say a fundamental right — to self-determination , or was he capitulating under the weight of an intolerable burden ? |
| 2 | Or was she listening at the door ? |
| 3 | Or was she relying on the unlikelihood of Tom 's being able to defend his own corner effectively ? |
| 4 | The Young Conservatives were not attempting to create or preserve , a distinct ideological view , nor were they battling with the ideas of ordinary common sense . |
| 5 | But were they talking about the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars ? |