Example sentences of "[conj] [was/were] it [noun prp] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Keystone Cops it was , or was it Buster Keaton ? |
| 2 | That 's what your guide captain said to me once — or was it Mrs Tyson at the riding stables ? |
| 3 | Sometimes , for those who do n't quail , there is a happy finale — as there was for the hunchback of Belorussia ( or was it Kovno Gubernia , or the far side of the Pale ? ) whose demon companions danced his hump off , and sent him home with his shoulders straight and strong . |
| 4 | Was n't he the one who had been friendly with Pamella Bordes , or was it Donald Trelford of the Observer ? |
| 5 | Was it Tony DeFries or was it David Bowie ? |
| 6 | Was n't it Mr. Justice Cocklecarrot ( or was it Mr. Justice Wool ? ) in Misleading Cases in the Common Law who observed sternly to that persistent litigant , Mr. Haddock , ‘ People must not do things for fun . |
| 7 | [ Or was it St John 's ? |