Example sentences of "[was/were] [pers pn] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And were you a detective constable then ? |
| 2 | ‘ Were you a patient of his ? ’ |
| 3 | Were you a bit concerned at the time making the decision ? |
| 4 | Were you a girl guide ? ’ he countered swiftly . |
| 5 | I was going to ask you about your crane driving , how long were you a crane driver ? |
| 6 | Well , were you a plonker when you started ? |
| 7 | ‘ Were you a boy Scout , too ? ’ she enquired sweetly . |
| 8 | ‘ Were you a boy scout ? ’ |
| 9 | So were you a sergeant when you started ? |
| 10 | Are you or were you a smoker ? |
| 11 | And how long were you an apprentice with your father ? |
| 12 | Yet I am so much under the spell of your witchery I might have viewed parson 's mousetrap with a kindly eye were you the bait — and not the false promises with which I am to be lured . |
| 13 | Where were you the day they found Pamella Bordes ? |
| 14 | ‘ Where were you the night Riddle disappeared — Friday night ? ’ |
| 15 | Mr were you actually were you the cover man ? |
| 16 | Now who was the state 's interests with other states , was it were you the state 's interests in other states or no , I keep getting you wrong . |
| 17 | Yeah , but were you the sort of people that walk into hospitals and start praying for the sick to be healed . |
| 18 | Were they a coincidence or are you going through a purple patch at the moment ? |
| 19 | Or were they a security squad determined to drive some supposed gawping cluster of citizenry below , unsure as yet in the darkness of their rank or affiliation ? |
| 20 | Were they a group , he wondered , or just individuals travelling together for comfort and security ? |
| 21 | Were they a challenge or complement to parliamentary leaders ? |
| 22 | On the other hand the south Italian potters of Caies must have found customers for their cups which through their imagery reminded the drinkers of the impious Celts in action : were they too a " memento mori " or were they an invitation to rejoice in a world where barbarians are sure to be defeated ? |
| 23 | Erm were they the master and mistress of the house , in the house all year ? |
| 24 | Were they the woman in the photograph ? |
| 25 | Older than the club and much more successful , the Halifax Building Society , were it a football team , would vie with the best in Britain . |
| 26 | Were it a car , such praise would necessitate a test drive . |
| 27 | What were you took to him Joyce were it the video or television ? |
| 28 | Were it an elephant , our feet would be in its midriff , our heads just under its rib-cage . |
| 29 | I was terribly embarrassed ; not only was I a convent girl but the skirts were worn down to the ankles and women just did n't show their legs in those days . |
| 30 | " And was I a nuisance then ? " |