Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] [prep] [art] [noun pl] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The immigration procedures , even for Nadirpur , were a mere formality , and in under ten minutes all four passengers were through to the arrivals lounge . |
| 2 | ‘ So where did you go if you were n't at the police station ? |
| 3 | It was not until the Spirits Act of 1860 that bottled Scotch whisky could be exported to England . |
| 4 | Perhaps Rourke was there as an ideas man — certainly he did n't show much enthusiasm for getting into the nitty-gritty of the day-to-day workload . |
| 5 | Within days sixteen-year-old Anita was again in a police report . |