Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That she was the only woman Hauser trusted . |
| 2 | With a shock it was brought home to Annie Oaks that they were the only family Lydia and Tobias had ever known , coming to Aumery Park Farm from the Union House as they had done at the ages of ten and twelve . |
| 3 | And outstanding among them were the visiting prop Wayne Richardson and Llanelli 's hooker Andrew Lamerton . |
| 4 | It was thick and heavy and very large across his narrow shoulders , but it was the finest jacket Frankie had ever seen , and it belonged to him . |
| 5 | It was the first softening Charles could ever remember hearing from Juliet . |
| 6 | It was the first smile Maggie had seen since Laura 's arrival in Heymouth . |
| 7 | It was the first image William ever had of rats , and an enduring one . |
| 8 | It was the first time Steve had spoken since they 'd entered the house . |
| 9 | When Quinn put down the phone , it was the first time Sam had seen him appear visibly shaken . |
| 10 | It was the first time Arnold palmer had stepped foot on the British Isles , and I was impressed . |
| 11 | It was the first time Waimea had been surfed that big . |
| 12 | It was the first time Thiercelin could remember the marshal saying anything even remotely humorous . |
| 13 | It was the first time Harry had ever seen him do such a thing for himself , but then he had heard that staff were far less easy to come by since the war . |
| 14 | It was the first time Sheila Stroud from Staunton in Gloucestershire had given evidence in her trial at Bristol Crown Court . |
| 15 | Duncan realized it was the first time Myeloski had mentioned Oldenburg 's Russian origins . |
| 16 | It was the first time South Africa has admitted it possessed nuclear weapons , though the United States government suggested as long ago as 1979 that Pretoria might possess an atom bomb after a satellite detected two nuclear-like flashes over Antarctic waters to the south of Cape Town . |
| 17 | It was the first time Yusupov has ever beaten Karpov , and leaves the scores level with three games left to play . |
| 18 | It was the first time Parsifal had ever been performed in Houston , and the audience were enthusiastic , making it almost as hot a ticket as Clint Black 's performances at the rodeo . |
| 19 | It was the first time Hugh had seen him , and he came to the encounter with sharp and wary interest . |
| 20 | It was the first time Carolyn had heard her without that note of irony in her voice . |
| 21 | It was the first time Charlie had thought that 112 Whitechapel Road might be considered luxurious . |
| 22 | It was the first time Dana had stayed in an English house , and I think he was delighted with the difference between it and his home in the United States . |
| 23 | It was the first time we 'd had proper monitors on stage — which meant it was the first time John heard his own voice . |
| 24 | It was the first time Ingrid had been under small-arms fire . |
| 25 | It was the first time Hoomey had ever seen him look happy . |
| 26 | It was the first time Jess had been aware of seeing her standing . |
| 27 | It was the first time Lachlan had seen Hector awake since his blindness . |
| 28 | But it was the first time Saddam Hussein had ever offered to withdraw his troops from Kuwait . |
| 29 | It was the first time Pumfrey had heard anyone use the word ‘ misgives ’ . |
| 30 | And of course it was the first thing Hepzibah said , turning pink and steamy from the stove and smiling as if it were the most natural thing in the world that Carrie and Nick should appear in her kitchen at precisely this minute . |