Example sentences of "[was/were] he a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Was he a red-blooded Englishman or a cold-blooded psychopath ? |
| 2 | Was he a regular visitor ? ’ |
| 3 | Not only was he a good judge of horseflesh , but he was capable of treating most ailments which occurred both in the hunters and the heavy farm animals . |
| 4 | Your father — was he a good husband to her ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Was he a good lover ? |
| 6 | ‘ Was he a good doctor ? |
| 7 | The boys liked Basil for they felt that not only was he a good teacher , he was also a man . |
| 8 | No longer was he a diffident youth . |
| 9 | But was he a fellow choir man as well ? |
| 10 | Was he a real charmer ? |
| 11 | I mean was he a rich peasant , was he a poor peasant or |
| 12 | Not only was he a first-class commentator , he was also a true gentleman of the old school who was not afraid to criticise the sport 's overpaid prima donnas when they started throwing tantrums and acting up on court . |
| 13 | Was he a great man robbed of political success by his own misjudgement , or a pedant who should have stuck to his texts ? |
| 14 | Was he a young American with middle-aged English characteristics ? |
| 15 | Was he a savage creature with evil designs on me or was it his idea of a joke ? |
| 16 | Was he a new appointment ? |
| 17 | Was he a liberal MP in then ? |
| 18 | Sometimes that learning method is called the Hebean learning rule erm because it 's the sort of thing you find in animals erm Donald a famous what was he a famous neurophysiologist . |
| 19 | I mean was he a rich peasant , was he a poor peasant or |
| 20 | Was he a secret hero and was that why Gloria never talked about him ? |
| 21 | Ali 's cutting edge was his intellect : not only was he a renowned sportsman of brilliance , but he also commanded the world 's attentions through his insight , sarcasm and satire . |
| 22 | Albert was the epitome of the wing-half of the 1920s because , not only was he a ferocious tackler and a prolific feeder of his forwards , but he could come upfield himself to great effect and possessed a smashing shot of his own , so that the ‘ Feebury specials ’ of the period generated a great deal of enthusiasm among Palace fans — and no little anxiety to opposing goalkeepers . |
| 23 | Eventually Dot asked , ‘ Was he a brave man ? ’ |