Example sentences of "it [was/were] [adj] [noun] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And director Patrick Garland gives these tender moments ( notably Lockwood West wistfully singing ‘ It Were All Green Hills ’ ) as much emphasis as the noisy production numbers . |
| 2 | It were Patti Le Bell |
| 3 | Andy Partner appeared as a second half substitute for fellow youth team centre-half Paul Flowers , but it was second substitute Steve Ball who was quickest into the action . |
| 4 | When they wanted to stop the investment programme , it was managing director Malcolm Cotton who fought for the idea . |
| 5 | It was all Uncle Willi 's fault that Karl was so angry with her . |
| 6 | Then Ron Dennis got up and said it was all John Barnard 's work and.McLaren 's and they were bloody geniuses and Niki … |
| 7 | The huge black desk was flanked by a complicated system of telephones and intercoms ; on the top of it was one platinum de Chavigny pen and one plain white folder . |
| 8 | " I believe it was one Arthur Pascoe , ma'am . |
| 9 | It was possible Mrs Fribbins bruise was caused by accident or by someone else . |
| 10 | It was possible Mrs Fribbins bruise was caused by accident or by someone else . |
| 11 | It was six years Peter mentioned ! |
| 12 | Ironically it was part-time spinner Aamir Sohail who pulled the rug from under England by dismissing Ian Botham for 40 and Trent Bridge destroyer Graeme Hick for just eight . |
| 13 | AS AN advertisement for Second Division football , it was pure Jim Dunk . |
| 14 | It was semi-finalist Amy Moore 's printed housecoat that won the approval of the magazine 's Deputy Editor , Karen McCartney . |
| 15 | It was that Southeast Asia was ‘ the target of a co-ordinated offensive plainly directed by the Kremlin ’ . |
| 16 | Everton 's crisp passing bewildered Tottenham , and it was that fellow Beardsley running the show . |
| 17 | But it was new boy Matt who put the gloss on Oxford 's performance . |
| 18 | Carter and the Shah met again for the second and final time only a few weeks later , It was New Years Eve in Teheran , Carter was on a hectic world swing and Teheran was a convenient resting place between Warsaw and New Delhi . |
| 19 | It was 21-year-old Jamie Moralee who stole the ball from Kevin Scott to run on and score his seventh League goal in 11 games . |
| 20 | Despite her protestations , it was evident Jane Pargeter still resented David Parkin for dumping her for another woman . |
| 21 | However , it was evident Mrs. Barton was proud of her crockery and glass , for she left her cupboard door open , with a glance round of satisfaction and pleasure . |
| 22 | To me , it was very Elvis Presley which I gather is the perfect impression because Elvis was one of Freddie 's inspirations . |
| 23 | In his view it was high time ASEAN made a serious study of proclaiming Southeast Asia a nuclear-free zone as a first step towards implementing the zone concept . |
| 24 | But this time it was hard word Mr Dakin responded to my sallies on the weather , cricket and the price of milk with a series of grunts . |
| 25 | Thirty years ago , it was happy Richard Ingrams , the madcap youthful japester |
| 26 | If — hairbrush microphones in hand — they were not pretending to be Abba , it was Welsh star Bonnie Tyler who was the inspiration for their unenthusiastic warblings . |
| 27 | In a side which included three players under 20 , it was 19-year-old David Hagan who stole the points and the glory , with a brilliant goal in a match which saw Hibs offer little resistance . |
| 28 | ‘ Perhaps it was this bloke Kennedy she was supposed to be meeting . |
| 29 | ‘ He must tell the judiciary that it was this accountant Morris who abused the trust the firm showed in him . ’ |
| 30 | ( It was this Thomas Peall who , while still at College in 1795 , produced glanders in an ass by placing the discharge from a farcy ulcer inside the nostrils ) . |