Example sentences of "[noun sg] it be [noun] [Wh pn] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , at the end of the scene it is Olivia who is left alone on stage — in that key situation of the end-of-scene soliloquy that tells all — to declare her newfound , misbegotten love in verse . |
| 2 | But when they arrived at the meeting it was Oldfield who was wearing Branson 's horn-rimmed spectacles , riffling papers in his briefcase and doing his best to look brisk and businesslike , while Branson gesticulated in a parody of artistic eccentricity . |
| 3 | Though they both wore the uniform of a Private it was plain who was of superior rank . |
| 4 | ‘ Yes ? ’ she answered , her voice guarded in case it was Jason who was calling . |
| 5 | In the end it was Rachel who was forced to give in and she swam to the side of the pool , climbed up the steps , and sat on the side watching as David completed several more laps . |
| 6 | Manager Dick Graham immediately went back to his former club , West Bromwich Albion , and purchased Welsh International , Tony Millington to take over but , by the end of the year it was Jackson who was earning praise in the Palace goal after standing in for the injured Welshman and making his home debut against Cardiff on 28 November 1964 , and by the end of the season ‘ Jacko ’ , as he became popularly called , was in undisputed possession |
| 7 | ‘ Of course , I had no idea it was Nigel who was responsible . |
| 8 | This time it was Jenna who was astounded . |
| 9 | This time it was Duncan who was pleased . |
| 10 | A further pandering to the star would seem to have come in the change of title to Alfredo Alfredo , repeating the name of Dustin 's character , but in fact it was Germi who was not happy with the original title , which sounded as if the film were a sequel to his big international hit of 1961 , Divorce Italian Style . |