Example sentences of "it [was/were] [pron] in " 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 | To give an indication as it were which in terms of within the City of York , which would be the least worse of the options . |
| 3 | I almost blush with embarrassment , like it was me in the picture . |
| 4 | No , what I meant was , it was me in particular she was n't happy to see . ’ |
| 5 | It was something in the past . |
| 6 | Perhaps it was something in the dowager-duchess 's voice that caused it , but Joan to her own dismay burst into tears . |
| 7 | So it was something in my subconscious trying to push me from infantile dependency to maturation that brought it about that , in the dream , I could not find the inn again . |
| 8 | Jesus , maybe it was something in the water ! |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | It was something in the air , she decided , some voodoo spell maybe . |
| 13 | You know it was something in it . |
| 14 | ‘ It was him in the photo . |
| 15 | Their friendship was intimate but Platonic , and it was one in which Mary Trevelyan acted both as a confidante and social support . |
| 16 | It was one in the morning when the DDA put down the phone and wiped his hands on his pyjamas . |
| 17 | It was one in the eye for the old order . |
| 18 | you said , it was one in your purse to take with you and the one at , the bigger one at home . |
| 19 | ‘ There is no doubt that it was you in charge when the hoax call was made . |
| 20 | Then he said , ‘ It was you in the passage last night , was n't it ? ’ |
| 21 | Not only is it an American plane that is responsible for the dreadful situation in which we find ourselves , but it was someone in America who was ultimately responsible . |
| 22 | I assumed it was someone in the police or customs . ’ |
| 23 | The Grammar School in Stockport , however , avoided the extinction which other schools had suffered , for during this turbulent period it was itself in a sort of Limbo . |