Example sentences of "it [was/were] [noun] [pron] [be] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was Rose who was the first to break away . |
| 2 | She found herself walking along the road saying ‘ I 'll talk it all over with Alan when I get in — he 'll know what to do ’ , only to remember that it was Alan who was the cause of the heartache . |
| 3 | I had to wheedle the information out of him , but Capron said he was the senior case officer on the investigation into Mills , and could confirm absolutely that it was Mills who was the Soviet agent who had betrayed my father . |
| 4 | It was men who were the cause of racial decay . |
| 5 | In yesterday 's rain-sodden arena , it was Ince who was the inspirational figure . |
| 6 | It was an odd thing , mused Doctor Lovell , that it was Ella who was the artistic one of the pair . |
| 7 | But it was people who were the Institution 's main asset and , linking progress afloat with that ashore Mr Vernon said : |
| 8 | Like the Carters ' , the Parsons ' marriage was in turn-around , only there it was Dennis who was the sleeping partner . |
| 9 | ‘ And everyone thought it was Gramps who was the father ? ’ |
| 10 | They reinstated the waltz with Gesner and it was observed that it was Therese who was the light , lithe dancer , whirling around the stage , pulling Gesner with her , making him dance in spite of himself . |
| 11 | It was prostitution which was the main focus of the debate and moral reforming efforts from the 1850s , and this best illustrates the various elements at work . |