Example sentences of "[conj] [was/were] [pers pn] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Were they er l loose or were they in a packet ? |
| 2 | So this job you had with the diplomat 's family , did you get it from the , the home or were you in a ? |
| 3 | Down river , or was it up the river ? |
| 4 | As Layton asked in his poem ‘ To The Roaring Wind ’ ( or was it to the Spirit-behind-the wind ? ) : |
| 5 | Was it just free standing in the middle of the room or was it against the wall ? |
| 6 | Or was it after the diarrhoea but before the two lovely colds ? |
| 7 | Or was it from a picture in a book ? |
| 8 | Or was it from the father , do you think ? |
| 9 | Was on the heights or was it in the hollows ? |
| 10 | Or was it in the Golden Cock ? |
| 11 | Was the ruler 's freedom of action significantly limited by independent institutions and social pressure or was he in a position to subject every social stratum to his own will ? |
| 12 | ‘ Did Lancaster seem calm or was he in a bit of a state ? ’ enquired Blanche , brushing her front teeth with the tip of her thumb . |
| 13 | Leading by example is not enough — nor was it at the time of Risinghill . |
| 14 | Nor was it in the romantic tradition that the cultivation of your own emotional development , the habits of seasoned and trade introspection , are really what the poet needs . |
| 15 | Nor was he under a duty to appoint a sufficient number of adjudication officers to handle applications within a statutory period . |
| 16 | Nor was he in the least tired until well after midnight . |
| 17 | Nor was she in the gaming room with its low lights on green baize tables , circles of hands restless with chips , cards , cigarettes , while the tension adjusted itself with each soft call of the croupiers . |
| 18 | Cara had seen neither member of Frizingley 's force herself ; nor was she in the least surprised that two men armed only with truncheons should shirk from attempting to enforce their will upon St Jude 's . |
| 19 | Nor was she in the least bit jealous about whoever his engagement was with — but she 'd lay odds it was n't with his Prague-residing brother ! |
| 20 | And were you in a union of any sort ? |
| 21 | ‘ And was it along the trail that someone shot at you ? ’ |
| 22 | And was it on the main road that the one who was killed |
| 23 | But was it worth the risk of sharing work with the rival practice ? |