Example sentences of "[vb base] [that] [pers pn] [was/were] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 20 ) were seen , above , to be comparable at an integral level of stylistic affinity ; but the size and shaping of the tesserae in mosaic 7 , its large areas of background filling in buff-brown tesserae , and the absence of the most significant border decorations visible in mosaics B and C , suggest that it was the work of an essentially different group of craftsmen . |
| 2 | They consider that it was the Crown 's clear duty to give advance warning of that evidence by furnishing the three statements to the defence . |
| 3 | The ill feeling between him and the Woodvilles apparently had its roots in the previous reign and it is significant that even those chroniclers who emphasize the Gloucester/Woodville animosity , consider that it was the Hastings/Woodville feud which was worrying Edward IV on his death bed . |
| 4 | The ill feeling between him and the Woodvilles apparently had its roots in the previous reign and it is significant that even those chroniclers who emphasize the Gloucester/Woodville animosity , consider that it was the Hastings/Woodville feud which was worrying Edward IV on his death bed . |
| 5 | I strongly suspect that it was the prospect of extended filming next door to Portofino that lured Miranda Richardson , Joan Plowright , the producer Ann Scott and her director Mike Newell in the first place . |
| 6 | Then said he , I am Saint Lazarus , and know that I was the leper to whom thou didst so much good and so great honour for the love of God ; and because thou didst this for his sake hath God now granted thee a great gift ; for whensoever that breath which thou hast felt shall come upon thee whatever thing thou desires to do , and shalt then begin , that shalt thou accomplish to thy heart 's desire , whether it be in battle or aught else , so thy honour shall go on increasing from day to day ; and thou shalt be feared both by Moors and Christians , and thy enemies shall never prevail against thee , and thou shalt die an honourable death in thine own house , and in thy renown , for God hath blessed thee ; — therefore go thou on , and evermore persevere in doing good ; and with that he disappeared . |
| 7 | There are various former members of the BBC who believe that I was the instigator of the action against them , but unlike politicians I bear this sort of thing with a great deal of tolerance , taking what I think is a sensible view that one can not make omelettes without breaking eggs . |
| 8 | When someone says ‘ It was the knave of hearts who stole the tarts ’ I agree with him or not according as to whether I believe that it was the knave of hearts who stole them , not according as to whether I believe that he believes that it was the knave . |
| 9 | I understand that it was the subject of another of Garland 's jokes ? ’ |
| 10 | I always wondered what made the big difference between the last rates bill for Brent and the present arrangements ; now I understand that it was the £140 reduction . |
| 11 | I feel that it was the condoning of these offences which led to the fall [ sic ] of Nazi Germany . |
| 12 | All this may seem a little behind the times to the modern generation and to feminists , but I recognize that it was the way of my mother 's and father 's world . |
| 13 | Not Sara , who becomes self-righteous when asked how she would feel should her mother , father or children learn that she was the star of videos with titles like Cum To The Mountains or Nurse Goodbody . |
| 14 | At a recent day out at Ripley Castle he had the chance the prove that he was the King of the Bull . |