Example sentences of "[vb past] it be her [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Mrs Abigail answered the door he handed her the box , saying he believed it was her property . |
| 2 | Playing the spy was not something that came naturally to her , but in this particular instance she sensed it was her duty . |
| 3 | She did n't know how long she lay there , but when the door opened she started , then relaxed as she saw it was her grandmother . |
| 4 | Sylvie knew it was her cue . |
| 5 | knew it was her birthday on Halloween cos it always stuck in my mind |
| 6 | She did n't want to be the one to do that although she knew it was her duty . |
| 7 | but she sold her house in Jersey , her husband retires in July , the school break , and erm and she said I 've got some good , er when I got home from wherever I 'd been , Rudy left me a note to say phone Val good news and I thought it were her back was good news , but she said no me medical problems were not good news , they dare n't operate cos me back 's in such a state and they have n't give her much hope for anything apart from a wheelchair sort of thing , later on in life and erm , but she said that I 've got a bit of good news I 've sold me house so I said ooh lovely , so she said I do n't know any more but I ring you and let you know , the next night she phoned me back , she said yeah me house has gone they got two hundred and twenty thousand for it , they wanted them out a week on Thursday |
| 8 | Initially my son did n't want to see me , the youngest girl thought it was her fault and tried to put it right , while the middle one seemed completely untouched by the whole thing . |
| 9 | At first she thought it was her eyes playing tricks ( did she have eyes ? ) , but then she recognized it : the glow cast by the Women 's spears . |
| 10 | Thérèse insisted it was her right , as the daughter of the house , to fit the little black iron key into the lock and turn it . |
| 11 | well that 's what I said it 's her fault , there 's plenty of food in |
| 12 | When the sister was summoned up and said it was her grave had been dug , he realised there was nothing more he could do and the whole thing was adjourned to the community centre for a couple of hours while big men with shovels rather grudgingly got to work . ’ |
| 13 | After she was dead , after we had said the prayers for her , her son , the young one , brought it to me , all newly furbished like this , and said it was her wish that I should have it , for a musician without an instrument is a warrior without weapon or armour . |