Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] it was the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well when we got it home I realized it was the battery lead that was just a little bit of lead |
| 2 | I expected it was the loss of her husband , so I bought some material and made bead bags , and bags I filled with chalks , and a small drawing board for her quite intelligent little girl . |
| 3 | I guessed it was the shock of Froggy 's death , and the tension of caddying for one of his contracted professionals . |
| 4 | On answering the phone I discovered it was the manager of my football team , Bob , to say that due to a waterlogged pitch the game was off . |
| 5 | But when she married and moved to a distant part of the country , I decided it was the moment for me to change my life too . |
| 6 | ‘ His voice just triggered it all off , I knew it was the beginning of something ’ said Heather , of Aberdeen Road , Darlington . |
| 7 | ‘ From the moment I first saw freestyle I knew it was the sport for me — there was so much more to it than ordinary skiing — it was beautiful and the ultimate in skiing athleticism . ’ |
| 8 | Oh day before Carrie 's I mean , sorry , I knew it was the day after or day before . |
| 9 | But I knew it was the toad . |
| 10 | I knew it was the hare 's fault all along . ’ |
| 11 | I thought it was the way you were sitting Bob |
| 12 | ‘ The first time the buzzer went I thought it was the ice but it was a 16 lb pike . |
| 13 | When I was at the GLC , Ken Livingstone was in charge and I thought it was the beginning of Utopia , so many wonderful things were happening at last . |
| 14 | I thought it was the beginning of April . |
| 15 | Oh I thought it was the beginning of December . |
| 16 | Well I , I thought it was the peanut butter you see , and then I just thought what you said last night . |
| 17 | I thought it was the name of the dog , sorry yeah . |
| 18 | I thought it was the end of everything — I thought I 'd be alone for the rest of my life . |
| 19 | I thought it was the tester yesterday . |
| 20 | half nine that 's why I thought it was the garage door . |
| 21 | ‘ I thought it was the sort of injury that could prevent him from fighting again . |
| 22 | I thought it was the Cup Final . |
| 23 | I thought it was the fella that had the nervous twitch . |
| 24 | I thought it was the wind . |
| 25 | I thought it was the Mortgage Master . |
| 26 | ‘ Good heavens , I thought it was the broker 's men ! |
| 27 | Right , O K , I understood it was the time factor that was , right . |
| 28 | And everyone reckoned it was the album that Talk Talk had always wanted to make . |
| 29 | As she passed by , she realized it was the bird that was singing . |
| 30 | She pretended not to see the light in his eyes ; she pretended it was the wind going up her skirt that made her suddenly shiver with apprehension . |