Example sentences of "[was/were] [pron] [adj] for [art] " in BNC.

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1 Were you responsible for the horse or were you a cattle man ?
2 Were it possible for a further donation to be agreed at some point during 1993 , I should be most grateful .
3 Nor was I ready for the inconsistent treatment of the subject .
4 So was it reasonable for the driver to step in and use his car to defend himself against a gang armed with lumps of concrete ?
5 Was it suitable for the age and ability ranges of pupils ? 2 .
6 And how was it possible for a man with cardiac problems to win the greatest tennis crown of them all at Wimbledon in 1975 ?
7 Was it possible for the corpse to have been so treated , with the ‘ hollownesse ’ of every bone to be filled up with solid lead ?
8 At the time when you started your first gallery was it unusual for a woman to be in charge ?
9 Nor was it wise for the British to make precipitate and unilateral cuts to their conventional forces .
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