Example sentences of "was [det] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How much was each no worth ? |
| 2 | Where clients were already in an institution , or about to be admitted , when the development officers received their names as referrals , they generally accepted that there was little the Home Support Project could do . |
| 3 | In the twentieth century a combination of economic change and government regulations reduced the profitability of cattle stealing , and when the crime revived in the 1930s there was little the authorities could do in face of nationalist feeling and the economic pressures of the depression . |
| 4 | The airport fire service was alongside the wreck within a few minutes but there was little the firemen could do . |
| 5 | If this was not forthcoming , then there was little the headteacher could do to encourage training . |
| 6 | Both arrived poste-haste , but there was little the doctor could do . |
| 7 | There was little the Phoenix King could do but finally declare war against one of his own realms . |
| 8 | ‘ Was that a friend of yours ? |
| 9 | Was that a threat ? |
| 10 | ‘ Was that a mistake ? ’ she asked anxiously . |
| 11 | Was that a neighbour or |
| 12 | Was that a grunt ? |
| 13 | Was that a T ? |
| 14 | Or was that a dream ? |
| 15 | Was that a Sunday morning walk Ginny ? . |
| 16 | Was that a way of getting his own back ? |
| 17 | Was that a metal ? |
| 18 | ‘ Was that a strike ? |
| 19 | ‘ Was that a slip of the tongue , Leonora ? |
| 20 | Was that a word . |
| 21 | ‘ Was that a lorry ? ’ |
| 22 | Was that a competition was it ? |
| 23 | ‘ Was that a gun ? |
| 24 | ‘ Was that a gun , d'Alembord ? |
| 25 | ‘ Was that a gun , Joe ? ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Was that a chain a-clinkin' in the trav'us ? ’ |
| 27 | Was that a hand mill at that time . |
| 28 | Good was that a guess ? |
| 29 | Was that a note of desperation in Piper 's voice ? |
| 30 | Was that a note of pique in his voice ? |