Example sentences of "was [pers pn] [adj] [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | Neither was he ready to admit it to this assured young gipsy who stood before him . |
2 | And was it necessary to repeat it like that ? |
3 | ‘ Was it right to criticise her for being , as you thought , unkind , and then be even more unkind yourself ? |
4 | He said : ‘ My stand was that even if Kimberly was their biological daughter , was it right to put her through this ? ’ |
5 | We can not , therefore , feel surprised that Professor Coleman , beset by so many obstacles in that particular branch of our art , and having arrived at an advanced period of life , could not fling himself into its pursuit ; nor was it reasonable to expect it from him ’ . |
6 | Yet , it was asked , was it possible to exclude him by treaty , so manifestly an arrangement between the king of England and the Burgundians ( the dauphin 's political rivals ) , and then imposed upon a sick king who was in no position to resist ? |
7 | ‘ Was it wise to tell them about Bormann ? ’ |