Example sentences of "[adv] [pers pn] [was/were] [noun sg] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That boy needed a lesson — well , perhaps it was time he got one . |
| 2 | Perhaps it was time he told Corbett so . |
| 3 | Ironically it was Distillery who settled into the game and looked dangerous in a brief spell midway through the first half but in the space of two minutes Stephen Baxter 's shot was touched away by Kevin McKeown and midfielder Philip Mitchell 's header landed on the roof of the net . |
| 4 | Now it was Angel One who attacked with no hint of warning . |
| 5 | Understandably thinking that he had achieved an odd escape , declarer gleefully played off three rounds of diamonds to discard his losing club , but now it was West who took the setting trick when he was able to ruff . |
| 6 | He says , well it was time you were thinking about it . |
| 7 | Oh well it were painter who died . |
| 8 | ‘ Maybe it was time you got lucky , Bill … |
| 9 | I hung in there another year shredding a few more files saying maybe it was time I went back to the law and when I got this offer … |
| 10 | Perhaps her family were right ; maybe it was time she settled down . |
| 11 | My mum sa , and then it was dad me . |
| 12 | She did n't , actually , but if there was n't a proverb to fit then it was time someone wrote one . |