Example sentences of "[adj] it be [noun prp] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ And you are sure it was Marius Steen himself who spoke to you ? ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Oh , he 's sure it was Mr Willard who killed Angy , and I agree with him . ’ |
| 5 | But no , she was sure it was Queen Victoria , personally , who had spread this grey fog over Britain from which we 've never recovered . |
| 6 | In 1889 , the miller was W. Butt , of Standish Court , although by 1897 it was Percival Prout , the Prout family by then living there . |
| 7 | What we gave you is the time they come and the next weekend they were back again , and I 'd warned them several times and in the end I said look forget it , and I had it , you know , the works gone off , erm , and as far as I 'm concerned it 's Wednesday nights , I 've really got to , and the price I started to pay , is no longer worth it to me . |
| 8 | First it was Mike Teague and Phil Blakeway . |
| 9 | Yet in 1840 it was Joseph Sturge , having emerged as the leading figure of one faction of abolitionists , who guided Clarkson to and from the platform ; Haydon 's picture represented an exclusion from full recognition in the movement of some elements , especially women , on ideological grounds , and in 1843 some abolitionists refused to attend the Convention , implicitly denying Sturge 's BFASS the right to claim the antislavery heritage . |
| 10 | Mm , that 's right it was Mersea village and West Mersea was the |
| 11 | As usual it was Paddy Mayne who achieved the best bag , a total of fifteen aircraft at Berka Satellite airfield . |
| 12 | So big it was Miss Potts . |
| 13 | All the same it was Dr Kate Ash who was waiting for him in her small flat , dressed in one of her smart business suits , two matching cases ready by her side . |
| 14 | Galloway was actively involved in the management of the business while it was expanding rapidly , but after it was formed into a limited company under the name of Galloway Ltd. in 1889 it was Charles John , the chairman and managing director , who effectively held the reins . |
| 15 | My suspicion first fell on Reg Pybus , but I am now certain it is Howard Wilkinson , seeking some perverted pleasure to compensate for his monumental gaff in signing that prat Colin Webley . |
| 16 | ‘ Can you be certain it was Private Prescott that overtook you ? ’ asked the colonel , looking puzzled . |
| 17 | IF ever there was a horse perfectly equipped to take on the best it 's Bradbury Star . |
| 18 | Next it was Prince Edward 's turn to greet her . |