Example sentences of "was [pron] [noun] of [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | They were panicking as it was their lack of observation which had led to the two getting away unseen . |
2 | What was fascinating to me at the time , was their naming of teachers whom I also recognised , from familiarity with the five or six schools in that particular area of south Oxfordshire : I could immediately apply a cross-bearing as it were of confirmation that what indeed singled out these teachers was a vividness of personality , a cheerful infectious enthusiasm and an unusual energy and commitment . |
3 | It was his pair of puppies who proved to be his downfall . |
4 | But it was his position of power which really sent Antonia de Sancha 's pulse racing . |
5 | What he needed to know now was what kind of murderers they were . |