Example sentences of "[conj] [was/were] [pers pn] [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 | Leading by example is not enough — nor was it at the time of Risinghill . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | ‘ And was it along the trail that someone shot at you ? ’ |
| 9 | But was it worth the risk of sharing work with the rival practice ? |