Example sentences of "[conj] [was/were] [pron] do [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or was it done by necromancy ? |
| 2 | I saw an ancient lady , and a lady of very good quality , I assure you , drawn to church in her coach with six oxen ; nor was it done in frolic or humour , but mere necessity , the way being so stiff and deep [ with mud ] , that no horses could go in it . |
| 3 | Nor was it done by some highly-paid red-braced executive . |
| 4 | But I also had charges that was nothing to do with me . |
| 5 | My mind kept going back to the case that was nothing to do with me , the unsolved mystery of the man with a load of live ammunition in his pockets found dead on the Thames mud . |
| 6 | I had a nasty little feeling in my inside that was nothing to do with the sauna . |
| 7 | Try to do something that was nothing to do with the ridiculous lie he had told the headmaster almost a year ago today . |
| 8 | Something had gone wrong between him and Suzi that was nothing to do with the theatre . |
| 9 | A spokeswoman said : ‘ This was purely an editorial decision and was nothing to do with BSkyB . |
| 10 | The question will be whether the other necessary elements are present , viz. was such appropriation dishonest and was it done with the intention of permanently depriving the company of such property ? |
| 11 | ‘ What we all want to find out I suppose : who killed Paul Gray and was it done with the regimental sword from the Infantry chapel ? ’ |
| 12 | This was not really because of an absolute respect for truth but was something to do with their inhibited negative sense of style . |