Example sentences of "[conj] was [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or was Germany , rather than Italy , his real destination after whatever was due to happen in Paris ? |
| 2 | Or was Italy full of slender , available girls driving ten-ton trucks . |
| 3 | There has , however , been some debate in modern times about the motivation which lay behind this huge increase in Rome 's power : was it the constant aggression of neighbouring states which prompted Rome to take protective measures , and thereby incidentally achieve this new position , or was Rome an imperialist power whose expansion was internally motivated ( for example , by land hunger or aristocratic avarice for glory ) ? |
| 4 | Was her own brain kinking her around , or was Daine trying to tie her mental patterns in knots ? |
| 5 | Was it her imagination or was George laughing at them all ? |
| 6 | Or was Otto 's summary dismissal of his friend 's insults something to do with his feeling himself of greater social and intellectual consequence than Jean-Claude ? |
| 7 | Or was Mary Ann unaware of the secret shared by the others ? |
| 8 | Was he , Elijah , the cause of the problem or was Ahab ? |
| 9 | Nor was Washington pleased when the British resorted to their usual tricks in their search for influence over American policy . |
| 10 | Nor was Anna Essinger much interested in Jewish nationalism . |
| 11 | Nor was Crécy the end of the campaign . |
| 12 | Nor was Oswiu necessarily without allies in the north of Britain . |
| 13 | Nor was Wilkins a layman championing a secular cause . |
| 14 | Nor was Britain the only colonial power to incorporate existing native rulers into a system of colonial administration . |
| 15 | Nor was Crumwallis anxious to take over periods in other subjects when there was need — as in cases of sickness or ( frequently ) death . |
| 16 | Nor was Baldwin in any way a notable Harrow figure . |
| 17 | Nor was Baldwin troubled with the industrial unrest which culminated in the General Strike during his first administration . |
| 18 | Nor was Mrs Sutcliffe a national character or a character of national reputation . |
| 19 | Nor was Burton afraid of him : Jones appreciated that . |
| 20 | Nor was Vivien Saunders , who recently won her second British Coach of the Year award , being wise after the event when she talked of how , in her teaching , she emphasises nothing so much as that a youngster should attack the hole . |
| 21 | The letter to the Philippians was n't being written by a warm fireside , nor was Paul basking in the Mediterranean sunshine when he dictated it . |
| 22 | Nor was Haig deterred by the fact that German U-boats operated in the main from home ports , and even if Zeebrugge and Ostend were taken , the submarine peril would persist . |
| 23 | They did not appear to be engaged , nor was Madeleine sporting a ring , but Harry had had no opportunity to discover if the army captain was really her fiance . |
| 24 | They were not here , nor was Thor of Allerdale himself ; but , after all ; it was strategy such as this which had kept Allerdale free despite the wolves at his frontiers . |
| 25 | Nor was Eastry any more successful in maintaining peace at home . |
| 26 | Nor was Charley dead , but with a ruptured spleen , damaged kidneys and a splintered back he was not likely to live long . |
| 27 | Nor was Anabelle the only one to enjoy Sergeant 's company . |
| 28 | Nor was Beck prepared to discuss improved road and rail links across the Corridor unless they were ‘ territorial ’ — that is , under Polish control . |
| 29 | Nor was Draper reassured on seeing the group perform in front of the seething , gobbing mob of self-mutations at the 100 Club in Oxford Street . |
| 30 | Nor was Coca Cola or Seven-Up allowed . |