Example sentences of "but it [verb] [be] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it had been Elisabeth and Daniel themselves who , in 1939 , elected to spend the whole summer alone on Møn , rather than accompany their parents to South America . |
| 2 | But it had been Mrs McBride who had started as she meant to go on . |
| 3 | McGee had summoned the Dean , but it had been Lord Cumbermound who had led the party down the back stairs . |
| 4 | It was strange to see Yek surrendering , but it had been Sipotai 's mistake to involve troops in a private feud . |
| 5 | But it had been Sandra he 'd called darling . |