Example sentences of "[was/were] [pron] [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | there were nothing wrong with it . |
| 2 | In some individuals the results were nothing short of spectacular . |
| 3 | Chief Pillmoor 's eyelashes were nothing short of magnificent , and thick and spiky as a stableyard brush . |
| 4 | Alan Strachan , Geraldine , Denis , Michael and I were nothing short of ecstatic to be together again , at the slightly larger Vaudeville Theatre . |
| 5 | Jackson was safe , he was staying with Glentoran , and headlines such as ‘ End of the line ’ which appeared in the ISN the previous weekend were nothing short of scandalous . |
| 6 | His self defence , and I now read from actually only a paragraph or so earlier than my opening passage , his self defence in the reason of Church government is quite interesting erm ‘ If I hunted after praise by the ostentation of wit and learning , I should not write thus out of mine own season , when I have neither yet completed to my mind the full circle of my private studies , although I complain not of any insufficiency to the matter in hand , or were I ready to my wishes it were a folly to commit anything elaborately composed to the careless and interrupted listening of these tumultuous times . |
| 7 | ‘ Your Grace , were you married to the Lady Eleanor ? ’ |
| 8 | Or were you straight with your sawing ? |
| 9 | in nineteen eighty seven were you familiar with the advertising budget and the advertising spend of and ? |
| 10 | Er , were you familiar with the brochures that were distributed ? |
| 11 | Were you keen on the one you looked at ? |
| 12 | ‘ Were you successful in your enterprise ? ’ she asked . |
| 13 | Were you successful in each ? |
| 14 | Now what about the trade union , were you involved in the trade union ? |
| 15 | And were you involved in a trade union at all ? |
| 16 | How were you involved in |
| 17 | Were you involved in the general strike itself much ? |
| 18 | Now were you involved in many battles ? |
| 19 | Were you involved in er any strikes or anything ? |
| 20 | Were you involved in any erm political parties or anything er ? |
| 21 | ‘ Were you involved in that ? |
| 22 | Were you involved in in operating this machinery ? |
| 23 | Erm Superintendent were you involved in the decision to forcibly enter the flat we know about ? |
| 24 | Now were you involved in an operation to enter and search the flat known as in December of eighty eight ? |
| 25 | Were you involved in an operation to enter ? |
| 26 | Were you involved in the operation to enter ? |
| 27 | Were you involved in the entry and search of ? |
| 28 | Were you involved in either of these events in any way ? |
| 29 | ‘ Were you close to your uncle ? ’ |
| 30 | How often were you absent from your previous job ? |