Example sentences of "[was/were] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was an insult : they did n't need white nannies — did more than two black people in a room constitute a riot ? -were they to step back to the old plantation days ? — had Kinnock and Hattersley been drunk when they drafted the proposal ? |
| 2 | ( If I were them , I 'd be glad , thought Jane . ) |
| 3 | Well there were them what could get 'em . |
| 4 | Oh er lovely shops were them . |
| 5 | If I were them I would nt sell Hodge . |
| 6 | They never ever mention them bloody things , they were them windscreen wipers which I ordered before Christmas and it 's , it 's ridiculous , cos that 's , I know I can eh , I know by the er , by the er , that 's where I sent them back to that Brian Mill whatever I call it , well |
| 7 | Like there were them lads they had fucking four in a glass like and , there was loads of , so many drinks like I served loads . |
| 8 | How much were them |
| 9 | I see that in there the other day and I wondered were them cards alright for you ? |
| 10 | It were them puppies puppies . |
| 11 | yeah they were nice were them steak puddings , I enjoyed them |
| 12 | Whose were they . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Finished up in the kitchen , were they ? ’ divined Henry . |
| 14 | Were they worried at all ? |
| 15 | Were they ever professional , boy , did they ever work hard , well , did n't they just talk and work as if that melodrama of near separation had never happened . |
| 16 | But were they satisfied ? |
| 17 | James was wondering , were they pirates doomed to plunge forever after another quarry ? |
| 18 | Cameron went and spoke to James angrily , in a quiet voice , What were they doing , holding a ceilidh ? |
| 19 | What were they ? |
| 20 | And why were the soldiers — the soldiers — why were they … |
| 21 | Were they both unhappy ? |
| 22 | Were they playing out these scenarios in sex ? |
| 23 | Were they shouting ? |
| 24 | Who were they waiting for ? |
| 25 | But were they World No. 1 for nearly 4 years like Steffi ? |
| 26 | Were they hitting the ball in front in relation to the centre of the court ? |
| 27 | What were they using if not the stuff Johnson intended for babies ' bums ? |
| 28 | Why were they gambling ? |
| 29 | They were to be very ‘ diplomatic ’ with recalcitrant poor peasants , and on no account were they to take to court more than a small minority in any one area , even if a majority were guilty . |
| 30 | The miners were defeated and so were they . |