Example sentences of "[was/were] [pers pn] [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Were you also a runaway ? ’ she asked excitedly . |
| 2 | ‘ Were you ever a Tiller girl with the new Commons speaker Betty Boothroyd ? |
| 3 | Were you ever a party political person ? |
| 4 | ‘ Were you ever a dancer ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Were you really a marine ? ’ |
| 6 | were you never a Girl Guide ? |
| 7 | It 's on that Were you there the other day when we got that sheet ? |
| 8 | ‘ Were we now the target ? |
| 9 | Were they already the best of friends ? |
| 10 | It was clearly time for political scientists to reassess their pluralist perspective on interest groups : groups were real enough but were they still a " good " thing ? |
| 11 | Were my beliefs my own or were they merely the product of my culture , my country , my education or a legacy from my parents ? |
| 12 | 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 ? |
| 13 | You did your own act , and it was yours all the way . |
| 14 | Was she really a college professor ? ’ |
| 15 | The only confusion was deliberately manufactured — was she now a Lady of a Vamp . |
| 16 | And was she now an absolute stranger again ? |
| 17 | Was he just a common cock-tease , I would wonder as I suggested a new word , broke an overlong line , or did he sometimes really desire a more intimate contact ? |
| 18 | Was he just a big fish in a very small pool ? |
| 19 | Was he human , semi-human , immaculately conceived or was he just a human being who recognised that evil was becoming widespread in the world , and that mankind was in danger of becoming dominated by those who had much to lose if it were suppressed ? |
| 20 | Nor was he just a patron of troubadours . |
| 21 | Was he just a local figure or , or local architect , or mm ? |
| 22 | ‘ The other bearer , ’ said Georgiades , ‘ the first one , the one who was but a servant , was he also a Copt ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Was he already a prophet then ? ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Was he already a prophet then ? ’ |
| 25 | Was he indeed a Friar ? |
| 26 | Did Elvis have good ideas about what he wanted to do , or was he basically the guy singing ? |
| 27 | Was he merely an opportunist who , having conquered these states during the war decided to exploit the situation to Russia 's advantage , or did he have some more grandiose scheme in mind ? |
| 28 | Was he maybe a woman ? ’ |
| 29 | ‘ The agent who arranged it all , ’ he continued , ‘ was he perhaps a lawyer , name of Jaggers ? ’ |
| 30 | Was he really a famous opera star ? |