Example sentences of "nor [was/were] it [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nor was it through magic alone that the impulse arose to gain power over nature . |
| 2 | Leading by example is not enough — nor was it at the time of Risinghill . |
| 3 | Nor was it of much use to youth workers , as what it boiled down to was a couple of blocking techniques , a punch and a bite : a self-appointed , self-defence expert showing off . |
| 4 | Travelling through England it is at once apparent that a great deal of the settlement in the landscape is today not in the form of villages , nor was it for much of the past . |
| 5 | Nor was it in 1967 , when decisions to disenfranchise as well as to enfranchise were a possibility . |
| 6 | 1184 where there was no question of ‘ agency ’ of any kind ; nor was it in Barclays Bank Plc. |
| 7 | Nor was it in order to spare Spaniards more suffering . |
| 8 | Nor was it in the romantic tradition that the cultivation of your own emotional development , the habits of seasoned and trade introspection , are really what the poet needs . |