Example sentences of "[coord] it [be] [noun pl] who " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ People look for new ways to supplement their income and it is employers who feel the pinch . ’ |
| 2 | For instance , if clitorectomy often known as female circumcision — is a ‘ moral ’ requirement to serve male interests , it is nevertheless women who carry out , maintain and insist upon the practice , and it is women who express their moral offence if it is not carried out . |
| 3 | The health conditions of the vast majority of Salvadoreans can only be described as critical and it is women who must bear the brunt of caring for the ill . |
| 4 | And it was lesbians who , without heterosexual credentials or cover , took the heavy risks and , consequently , the heavy blows . |
| 5 | And it was women who sang its praises . |
| 6 | But it is women who are more likely to buy things . |
| 7 | ‘ Of course , the more snow , the more avalanches come down on to roads and into the valleys , but it is skiers who are normally most at risk . ’ |
| 8 | Both want to make love , but it 's men who are more interested in having sex . |