Sentence examples similar to is a was from inspiring English sources

"There's a been a big gap.

It was a Be-Ute-iful Day.

YOU are a Be-er.

Being homosexual was a crime.

Conversion by Limitation, that is, the argument "All $A$ is $B$" therefore "Some $B$ is $A$", was no longer a valid inference.

That's what being a fan is.

be nice, be a gentleman.

"Being fun, being an entrepreneur, being herself".

"My husband had spoken to him not too long ago, and Cliff is a -- was a wonderful man," she said.

"Being onstage is a risk".

Deal is a deal is a deal".