Example sentences of "[adj] it be [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A few years later it would be Elizabeth 's brother Samuel who would step into the breach at a time of crisis , as we shall see , but in 1808 it was Thomas Hasted , as the newly-weds skirted round the northern edge of the Tower and established themselves just inside the parish of St Mary Whitechapel . |
| 2 | In 566 it was Sigibert 's turn to be the aggressor , when he sent an army against Arles , which was held by Guntram . |
| 3 | Doctor : ‘ I 'm afraid it 's Gonorrhoea , Leprosy , Syphilis and Herpes . ’ |
| 4 | Yes , I 'm afraid it is Lynda , erm |
| 5 | But that wedding evidently did not take place , and in December 1753 it was Ann Bowden whom he rushed to the altar in Exeter , his bride being already heavily pregnant with the first of their many offspring . |
| 6 | Obviously , if Jane says I 'm skipping and Mary says I 'm skipping we observe that on one occasion it is Jane who announces that she is skipping and on another it is Mary . |
| 7 | After an even opening session and a terrific toe to toe burst at the start of the second it was Oakes who took a grip with McGrath soaking up a steady stream of hard right-hand shots . |
| 8 | Lazio manager Dino Zoff is convinced it 's Gazza 's destiny to rank at the pinnacle of football 's history , rubbing shoulders with the likes of Maradona . |
| 9 | Convinced it was London , he invited me to join his campaign convoy the next day : ‘ Afterwards we can eat and there will be time to talk . ’ |
| 10 | Yes I know how much it was Kyle . |
| 11 | But if it had to be anyone , I am glad it was John . |
| 12 | Leith went to her office on Monday , having spent more of the weekend working on facts and figures , yet finding she was glad it was Monday morning . |
| 13 | After half past three it is Irene . |
| 14 | When I had last been conscious it was June 28 — it was now July . |
| 15 | I 'm sure it is Rosie . |
| 16 | I 'm sure it is Bernard . |
| 17 | I 'm sure it is John . |
| 18 | ‘ He was sighted by a local man on the beat , was at school with him , is sure it 's Terry . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Are you sure it 's Doyle 's voice ? , |
| 20 | I I 'm sure it 's Tayboo . |
| 21 | Make sure it 's Dundee , and moist . ’ |
| 22 | I 'm sure it was Jan egging him on that got him expelled from the Rainbow Crche . |
| 23 | Because in one county there was erm I 'm not sure it was Ireland was a big erm hired firm like that came , they explored round they paid so many hundred to each farmer for exploring the land and he said , Oh no we 've found nothing . |
| 24 | I 'm sure it was Iceland |
| 25 | I was n't even sure it was Eric . |
| 26 | ‘ And you are sure it was Marius Steen himself who spoke to you ? ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Oh , he 's sure it was Mr Willard who killed Angy , and I agree with him . ’ |
| 28 | I was sure it was Annie , but it was n't . |
| 29 | ‘ And it was John , are you sure it was John ? ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Well , he could n't talk for long and the line was very bad but she 's absolutely sure it was John . |