Example sentences of "[adv] it [was/were] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Once they must have been dead level , but not for long It was Student Cross that had really swept him out of her reach . |
2 | Perhaps it was F W Winterbotham 's languid County and Oxford bearing that seduced these ruffians . |
3 | Or perhaps it was Lord Rawlinson , the Lord Chancellor manque and former Attorney General ? |
4 | Perhaps it was newspaper speculation that the ‘ courting couple ’ were about to get married that convinced Jason it was time to turn the tide in favour of something nearer the truth and gently let everyone into their secret that it was just one big publicity stunt which , once started , was easier to carry on with than deny , and far more profitable in any event . |
5 | Perhaps it was Mr Yeo ? |
6 | Perhaps it was Mr Morita 's name that gave the book its bite ? |
7 | Already perhaps it was commuter country , where the richest man , worth £500 in personalty , had no land at all within the shire : for courtier , and future Master of the Mint , Edmund Peckham , Denham made an admirable rural retreat , an easy ride from either Richmond , Hampton Court or Windsor . |
8 | Perhaps it was time Craig Grenfell looked elsewhere for lodgings , there were plenty to be had . |
9 | Yeah that 's right , very good , so nine , by pouring out this holy spirit and Jesus , Jehovah was er knighting him or appointing him to be the king of this coming kingdom , thing thus have anointed with the spirit , Jesus became the Messiah , which words in the Hebrew and Greek languages mean appoint , a anointed , therefore he became in fact Jesus Christ or Jesus the United , so , so it was Apostle Peter spoke of Jesus who was from Nazareth , Nazareth , how about anointed them , but all the spirit and power , also by his baptism and water , Jesus was presenting himself to God , to carry out the work that God had sent him to earth to do , what was that important work ? |
10 | All too soon it was finale time again and two very successful performances were over . |
11 | Soon it was term time again and evening were taken up with swimming , Brownies and piano . |
12 | No at A he did n't want that letter anyway it was number A |
13 | Anyway it was make love not war and that kind of thing seemed to go along with it , y'know . |
14 | Well anyway it was coal tokens |
15 | Finally it was Gnaeus Manlius Vulso 's victory over the Galatians in 189 B.C. which justified the intervention of the Romans in Asia Minor and furnished them with the clients they needed in order to control the ambitions of Pergamum . |
16 | The gentleman with the white waistcoat was standing at the gate with his hands behind him after having delivered himself having witnessed with the donkey he smiled rejoicedly when that the door , he saw at once it was Mr Mr smiled as he pursued the I am said the gentleman in the white waistcoat |
17 | Had it have been yesterday it was plum puddings cos they |
18 | Yesterday it was Chris Evert , normally her rival , who provided the impetus . |
19 | Fast starting John Ferrin ( North Belfast ) set the previous record of 29.16 last year but yesterday it was Larne man Wilson who took the lead after only 800 metres and led all the way . |
20 | Fittingly it was full-back Denis Irwin , always an eager ally in attack , who thumped home a fifth with a blistering first-time drive from 15 yards . |
21 | Somebody said , well a few years later it was Charles Manson and I said , who ? |
22 | Yet ironically it was US President Johnson who finally ensured Erhard 's downfall . |
23 | Now it was mercury vapour country . |
24 | Now it was Aunt Nellie 's turn to go white . |
25 | Now it was Signora Rosi 's turn . |
26 | But now it was decision time . |
27 | Now it was lunch time and she rushed out before anyone could ask her to join them . |
28 | Last weekend Tracey had tried to resurrect his relationship with her , now it was Anthony Swan . |
29 | He said huskily , ‘ Let me , McAllister , ’ and began to unbutton her blouse , ‘ I want to stroke you , McAllister , and not your clothes , ’ and she made no effort to stop him , and when he bent his head to kiss the breasts he had fondled with his hands the cry which she gave was one of pleasure , not fear , for now it was Dr Neil loving her so carefully that the flood of pleasure was almost on her from that alone . |
30 | Oh some marvellous performances in it , but really it was Joan Littlewood 's intrinsic concept which was miraculous really , that 's and really I do n't know whether the movie lost a lot as against the play — I think it lost something — the important thing was that millions of people who would never have seen it , had it remained purely as a theatre production , did see what Joan Littlewood had to say , saw her perceptions , her wit , her humanity , and therefore I think it was well worth making . |