Example sentences of "it was [adv] [noun sg] that [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was clearly patronage that they were seeking , rather than a confrontation with another class . |
| 2 | It was just incompetence that I did n't get it done this week . |
| 3 | It was simply guesswork that it was in that place that some of the Western hostages were kept . |
| 4 | It was about time that something should be done . ’ |
| 5 | He re-directed it to the sales department and made a mental note to have a word with the post room ; it was about time that they got their act together . |
| 6 | He knew also that the human race freely chose to reject him ; it was only right that they should take some responsibility : mankind as well as God must be responsible for reversing the effects of the fall and for moving on to the mature relationship with the creator that had been ordained for them from all eternity . |
| 7 | If it kept her awake all night , then it was only right that she should wake up Jack for fresh hot-water bottles to be applied to the afflicted areas . |
| 8 | However , the links are there so it was only right that it should be included in this feature . |
| 9 | Whatever else you might say about him , he believed in things and he did what he thought was proper , so it was only right that he 'd been spared and was still out there in the world , somewhere . |