Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] [pron] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had been born in Edinburgh but only mad chance because I think that the family were only there a short time . |
| 2 | These results suggest that , although very high or very low poll tax demands could affect the performance of either party , levels of community charge were not themselves the prime determinant of electoral behaviour . |
| 3 | US President Ronald Reagan 's visit to the military cemetery at Bitburg in 1985 , and the subsequent Historian 's Debate , for example , were exactly what the new right thinkers had in mind . |
| 4 | Were n't it a good cake ? |
| 5 | I do n't remember all I The last man I can remember working one was Mr , Joe , and he was down he The last one I can remember , as I say , was being operated in in the yard just down Street . |
| 6 | When I was er I started at the North Mid , but I was only there a few months |
| 7 | ''' That was exactly what the average person called on to make self-criticism thought : all that mattered was getting through the ritual humiliation , and then going for a drink . |
| 8 | This , she thought , was just what a real Brownie Guide would do . |
| 9 | The excitement of free cash was certainly not worth it on that occasion and what the ups and downs of a baseball game did to Uncle Mick 's blood pressure and heart-beat count was not something a loving nephew dared to consider . |
| 10 | The data we have examined suggest that the poll tax was not itself the prime cause of the variation in results either between types of local authority or individual councils . |
| 11 | Opening it up Charles found a telephone inside , but was still none the wiser . |
| 12 | Was n't there a tiny nagging feeling on watching the re-runs of Butterflies that perhaps he would have been better off sticking to television comedy series and enjoying their rich rewards ? |
| 13 | Was n't there a big fuss though because there was n't enough effort made on the bilingual side the last survey we did ? |
| 14 | ‘ Was n't she the third-century queen of Palmyra , who was captured by the Roman emperor Aurelian ? ’ |
| 15 | Oh , but was n't he a marvellous man ! ’ |
| 16 | Was n't he the rightful heir ? |
| 17 | ‘ Why was n't he the same as other boys ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Was n't I the only bloke who could 'ave give ole Palmer a run fer 'is money ? |
| 19 | ‘ Was n't I the best prospect Bermondsey 'ad for a long time before I got me wound ? ’ he asked . |
| 20 | What a divine pair you make and was n't I the wicked schemer ? |
| 21 | ‘ But if it 's the giants you 're wanting to fool , then it 'd be the grand old Draoicht Suan , ’ said Pumlumon , and the Gnomes nodded sagely and said that would be it , the Draoicht Suan it would be , the spell that had kept the Trees fast asleep for so many years now , and was n't it a powerful strong spell and Pumlumon the fellow to be spinning it for them all ? |
| 22 | No , was n't it a marvellous day today ! |
| 23 | Was n't it a hideous strain ? ’ |
| 24 | Was n't it a good cake ? |
| 25 | ‘ Was n't it a great night out , John ? ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Was n't it a romantic gesture , accepting this job ? ’ |
| 27 | They thought that Goibniu was looking happy ( although it was always difficult to tell with giants ) and thought , was n't it a fine old thing to see how well the designs were being received and was n't it great , altogether , to see how well received the Oakapple 's sketches were , because had n't he been the guiding light behind most of the work ? |
| 28 | We all agreed that , none of us having been there , Lapland had an aura of romantic mystery about it , but was n't it a difficult and expensive place to get to ? |
| 29 | Was n't it the first black they 'd ever had there , dad ? |
| 30 | Was n't it the then Prime Minister who provided the recipe for her husband 's favourite salmon fishcakes ? |