Example sentences of "[was/were] it [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Was it good washing with that Bold al Bold all in one ? |
| 2 | 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 ? |
| 3 | Was it Inky coming to her ? |
| 4 | Was it mere petulance on the part of a former leader who remains unreconciled to her overthrow ? |
| 5 | Did she detect compassion or was it slight wistfulness in those incredibly direct blue eyes ? |
| 6 | 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 ? |
| 7 | ‘ Was it common practice for you to journey after the King to ensure all was well . |
| 8 | Was it erm was it hard work in the in the creamery ? |