Example sentences of "was [pron] some [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Only in the Midlands , where the methods were more modern and the communities less separate , was there some doubt about the solidarity of the miners .
2 Was it a sudden occurrence , was there some kind of build up or
3 Was , was there some pressure on you to stop working when you when you got engaged ?
4 However , the Capital Taxes Office is likely to raise the following " standard " question : what discussions took place between the parties at or before the time of the deed of variation about how the assets which went to the spouse under the deed of variation were to be dealt with by the surviving spouse , ie was there some sort of plan or understanding that the property would be given to the children ?
5 Was there some sort of erm financial institution created like a national bank or anything like that ?
6 Was it some trick of the light ?
7 Was it some kind of ‘ leak ’ ?
8 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 ?
9 Was it some sort of ruse or what ?
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