Example sentences of "[was/were] it some [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
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| 1 | Was it some other traveller , camping nearby perhaps , and brewing his breakfast mug ? |
| 2 | Item — Did Alexander III die on Kinghorn Ness or was it some cunning stratagem of the King ? |
| 3 | Was the scent essentially McAllister , or was it some subtle perfume she chose to wear ? |
| 4 | Was it some awful thing ? |
| 5 | Were they talking about me — or was it some great secret that I was n't allowed to hear ? |
| 6 | Was it some anonymous well-wisher or was I being manipulated ? |
| 7 | Was it some miraculous power innate in the German race , such as our chauvinist historians romance about ? |
| 8 | Was it some supernatural sentinel of the Scarabae ? |