Example sentences of "it [was/were] [pron] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It tells us that the soldiers are thinking back to before the war , to the sun as if it were something in the distant past which they took for granted but has now become their last hope and so they are turning back to nature to put right a problem they caused . |
| 2 | I almost blush with embarrassment , like it was me in the picture . |
| 3 | It was something in the past . |
| 4 | Perhaps it was something in the dowager-duchess 's voice that caused it , but Joan to her own dismay burst into tears . |
| 5 | Jesus , maybe it was something in the water ! |
| 6 | Now it was a rule and the custom at the time that any of the staff could impose a fine on the spot and in this circumstance Fagan imposed a fine of 10 " ackers " — that is 10 piastres , which I can not remember what the value was at the time , but let us say it was something in the order of 5 . |
| 7 | It was n't just the overwhelming sense of power that seemed to emanate from him as he stood there , it was something in the startlingly blue eyes which raked her slender figure and delicate features with an intensity that almost took her breath away . |
| 8 | The whiteness of his shirt seemed to emphasise his tan , but it was something in the glittering gaze , raking her slowly from head to toe , that made her hesitate . |
| 9 | It was something in the air , she decided , some voodoo spell maybe . |
| 10 | ‘ It was him in the photo . |
| 11 | It was one in the morning when the DDA put down the phone and wiped his hands on his pyjamas . |
| 12 | It was one in the eye for the old order . |
| 13 | Then he said , ‘ It was you in the passage last night , was n't it ? ’ |
| 14 | I assumed it was someone in the police or customs . ’ |