Example sentences of "or [was/were] it [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Did she detect compassion or was it slight wistfulness in those incredibly direct blue eyes ? |
2 | But mind you he 's a bit he 's a bit silly , looking back at myself er er three year , or was it two year back , or one ? |
3 | Or was it scrambled egg ? |
4 | Or was it atomic law — |
5 | Earlier this year , or was it last year , I received this marvellous booklet . |
6 | Was he being charitable for once , or was it another attempt to get her out of Peter 's life ? |
7 | For several hours we would be transported via the newsreel to the exotic East , where American soldiers were valiantly fighting the red , or was it yellow peril , and then to the Wild West , where Hoot Gibson or Eddy Dean would be showing cattle rustlers or unfriendly Indians ‘ what America stood for ’ . |
8 | Or was it seven foot ? |
9 | 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 ? |