Example sentences of "[coord] [was/were] [pron] [prep] a " 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 | Or was it from a picture in a book ? |
| 4 | 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 ? |
| 5 | ‘ 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 . |
| 6 | Nor was he under a duty to appoint a sufficient number of adjudication officers to handle applications within a statutory period . |
| 7 | And were you in a union of any sort ? |
| 8 | He lived a very isolated existence and was something of a recluse . |
| 9 | My uncle was already old , and not given to rash spending , indeed he carried his carefulness too far , and was something of a miser . |
| 10 | Her father recounted his latest golf tournament , Guy talked to Charles about sailing , then opened up the conversation by introducing a surprisingly shrewd appreciation of the arts into the debate , when it became clear that in addition to racing yachts around the Isle of Wight he made frequent visits to see the RSC at the Barbican , and was something of an expert on modern ballet . |
| 11 | or 170 MN/m 2 which is round about the average for laboratory glassware , window panes , beer bottles and most of the other common forms of glass but was something between a fiftieth and a hundredth of what he reckoned it ought to be . |
| 12 | As it was , with Helmut gone , Jean-Claude had the time to convince me that my life in London not only lacked quality but was something of a farce . |
| 13 | The Head of Department felt that his syllabus is not a working document , but was there as a guide to the members of his department . |