Example sentences of "[was/were] [pers pn] [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Where were you this morning between , say , nine and midday ? ’ |
2 | ‘ It was me Christian duty to . |
3 | This was he first sign of weakness . |
4 | Was it good washing with that Bold al Bold all in one ? |
5 | Was it sheer bravado on Obispal 's part that he disdained to fire explosive bolts at that creature which itself could not manipulate a gun ? |
6 | Oh so and was it all sort of erm erm society do 's that you went to and cocktails and things like |
7 | Was it Inky coming to her ? |
8 | Was it mere petulance on the part of a former leader who remains unreconciled to her overthrow ? |
9 | Did she detect compassion or was it slight wistfulness in those incredibly direct blue eyes ? |
10 | If the crank shaft goes on a car after twenty thousand miles , is it a defect — mechanical defect — covered by the guarantee , or was it faulty workmanship by the person who put it into the car ? |
11 | Was it some trick of the light ? |
12 | Was it some kind of ‘ leak ’ ? |
13 | Was it some insensitivity in his nature that had failed to respond to the nuances of the relationship , some obtuseness of perception that had prevented him from seeing , as it still prevented him from understanding ? |
14 | Was it some sort of ruse or what ? |
15 | Was it any part of your job to give such contraceptive advice as you could to , |
16 | Was it any fault of his if the Welsh rebels had made prisoner a Mortimer , at this moment the most formidable of the Mortimers ? |
17 | ‘ Was it common practice for you to journey after the King to ensure all was well . |
18 | Was it this kind of intrusion that made Jean-Claude anxious ? |
19 | Was it erm was it hard work in the in the creamery ? |