Example sentences of "be [noun] who [verb] [pers pn] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | It is Erasmus who gives us an interesting picture of the ordinary people 's homes , and he comments on the custom of covering the floors with rushes . |
2 | All systems based on the ideal of equality break down in action : that is a point that might be expected of Waugh , but it is Orwell who makes it the more forcefully : ‘ Some animals are more equal than others ’ , as the pigs decree in Animal Farm , symbolising the easy self-justifications of Leninists in taking and keeping power . |
3 | Although they are cross with themselves for being so soft , in the end they discover that they did the right thing because it is Gollum who shows them the way to Mount Doom , and Gollum who finally disposes of the Ring . |
4 | It was Wilde who christened her the ‘ Sphinx ’ , the name by which she was thereafter known to her friends . |
5 | Eventually , it was David who found him a good ship and carefully guided him through the process . |
6 | It was Sayeeda who gave me an insatiable desire to open the doors of Oman , doors which were locked to most foreigners and needed a special key . |
7 | Seven years later it was Meg who got him the audition on TV 's Opportunity Knocks which was to give him his big break . |
8 | It was Nanny who told me the rotten news . |
9 | It was Virginia who gave me the clue . |