Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] be [noun prp] [pers pn] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The editor knew nothing of the story of Boyd 's promotion , about to be featured in the financial section , and she said firmly that it was Henry she wanted . |
| 2 | Each time we went to bed , you 'd realize that it was Andrew I wanted to lay with . |
| 3 | Then she discovered that it was Travis she had to thank that the news of her engagement to his cousin was all over Vasey 's , as , still smiling , he stated , ‘ Hope you do n't mind , Naylor , but I came in earlier to have a quick word with Leith , and could n't resist telling her assistant that a possible reason for Leith being late this morning could be her getting engaged to you at the weekend . ’ |
| 4 | Her mouth opened and shut ; then looking at Maggie she said , ‘ You silly daft lump , I thought you were joking and it was Simon you had brought back . ’ |
| 5 | So he went down and it was Kelly he spoke to and er she said he |
| 6 | The fears of the city builders were , it seems , justified after all , and it was God they had to fear . |
| 7 | Who this might be he could not tell , but if it was Balliol he had donned more clothing , which seemed unlikely , in the rush . |
| 8 | I knew if it had been the other way round , if it was Robert I had to ask , he would have said , ‘ On yer bike . ’ ’ |
| 9 | Oliver said that could have been easily accomplished by telling Shildon where they really were and if it were Shildon she had heard going through a desk in the typists ' room he must already have found out . |
| 10 | This I could have done from the Royal College — but it was Oxford I wanted — and to go to Somerville where I had a friend who told me about it . |
| 11 | But it was Kevin she wanted . |
| 12 | But it was Friday she did it , and Thursday we were expecting her , so there would have been time when she had . |