Example sentences of "it [was/were] [noun prp] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er I 'd say it were Dr Hilary Jones . |
| 2 | er , I think it were Denmark Centre |
| 3 | If it were Northern Ireland we 'd call it war . |
| 4 | It would nt be so bad if it were Leeds RLFC , at least thered be some revenue generated . |
| 5 | In fact , Peggy remembered her own mam saying as how there were certain folk , including herself , who believed it were Luther Reynolds ' fault when his second wife died of the fever . |
| 6 | I tried to stop him , but it were Mr Benedict coming down through the kitchens in such a bang and shouting for his groom that started it . ’ |
| 7 | Not as if it were Mr James giving a treat . |
| 8 | Now , if it were Ronnie Biggs … |
| 9 | " I 'm not that young , " Jenny said savagely and punched her pillow as though she wished it were Matthew Preston 's head . |
| 10 | I 'd heard Dad and Eva in the bar analysing the performance as if it were Miles Davis 's farewell appearance . |
| 11 | Mind you , I do n't I , I think it were yesterday morning I oh no it were Monday morning . |
| 12 | It was Sunday night and Scott was watching Space Man on television . |
| 13 | And it was Sunday afternoon when I came out the pit the next time . |
| 14 | But yesterday afternoon I mean , it was Sunday afternoon after all ! |
| 15 | It was Sunday evening . |
| 16 | Though it was Sunday evening and he was still in Italy . |
| 17 | I remembered it was Sunday morning ; the time for sermons and parables . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'd have said it was Sunday morning if you want it right . ’ |
| 19 | It was Sunday morning after milking . |
| 20 | It was Sunday morning . |
| 21 | But as it was Sunday morning , there were few admiring fans about . |
| 22 | Ignorant of the fact that it was Battersea enamel she lit the wick beneath it , well soaked in methylated spirits . |
| 23 | Other than the four of them , and the Secretary-General , the only other person who knew about it was Jacques Rust , head of UNACO European operation , based in Zurich . |
| 24 | It was Liu Hui 's Chiu Chang Suan Shu , his ‘ Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art ’ , the famous third century treatise from which all Han science began . |
| 25 | It was Wyvis Hall once more , his house , but bringing him no pleasure , no deep , excited , almost sick joy . |
| 26 | It was UNACO headquarters . |
| 27 | And then I began to become very worried about it and it just happened by chance that one Friday morning I heard a programme on Radio Brighton , and it was Doctor Wisbey speaking about dyslexia , and it dawned on me immediately that my son was dyslexia . |
| 28 | It was Doctor Teesdale 's job afterwards to make sure that the man was dead . |
| 29 | It was Doctor Absalom , you know . |
| 30 | ‘ And he said it was all over Los Angeles that it was Jo Forbes . ’ |