Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] it [be] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Someone , Meredith saw it was Fearon , grabbed at the bridle . |
| 2 | That day , however , Catriona thought it was Sarah 's eyes and her mouth which were young . |
| 3 | The hotelier said it was Italy . |
| 4 | Richard said it was Boots . |
| 5 | Surrey said it was James , though I have heard otherwise ! ’ |
| 6 | As they watched their parents go it was Rachel who spoke first . |
| 7 | It was Fletch , and when Chevy Chase spoke it was Julie Andrews who came out of his mouth . |
| 8 | I sling it open , off my guard thinking it 's Lucker . |
| 9 | Studland folk said it was Harry who fell . |
| 10 | Mr Khasbulatov said it was Mr Yeltsin 's executive branch and not Congress that threatened law and order . |
| 11 | Ruth supposed it was Mrs Peterson 's way of taking her mind off the sad events of last week . |
| 12 | Ruth supposed it was Miss Beard 's lack of acquaintance with alcohol which accounted for its rapid , and in her case beneficial , effect . |
| 13 | Your mum guessed it was Bristol , she went down the list of codes in the telephone book . ’ |
| 14 | The waiter said it was John Dori . |
| 15 | Yeah daddy said it 's Sunday . |
| 16 | Mr Burke said it was Mrs Busuttil 's case that she should not have been given such high doses of the drug to induce labour . |
| 17 | The next time the phone rings it 's Charles Aught . |
| 18 | If there 's one symbol of how the whole of BP Oil should one day operate it 's OUS 's star refinery , Alliance . |
| 19 | The law of averages suggests it is Arsenal 's turn to beat their neighbours but the reality is they are weighed down by injury problems while Spurs , never beaten in the FA Cup at Wembley , look set to field their strongest side . |
| 20 | Jinny supposed it was Keith and she looked round , ready to make sure he knew how stupid he was to come now . |
| 21 | Even the naïve dancers suspected it was Amy 's idea |
| 22 | Ana knew it was Maggie as soon as she walked into the room . |
| 23 | Lisa knew it was Vass , even before she reached to answer it . |
| 24 | Matthew Pinsent says it was Cambridge 's race … |
| 25 | The last Trade Secretary to use it was Lord Cockfield , but his successor in 1982 , Cecil Parkinson , abandoned it completely . |
| 26 | ‘ Alicia kept banging on the door saying it was John Major 's office but , of course , I did n't believe her . |
| 27 | The way , the way they talk about March winds it was February rain they |
| 28 | Dorcas realized it was Grimma . |
| 29 | At the County Ground it 's Swindon against Bristol City … former skipper Colin Calderwood 's making a guest appearance as the club stage a benefit for good old Chalky White whose goals have helped the team to the very top … |
| 30 | I think it is the Prince , though malicious tongues say it is Falstaff . |