Example sentences of "it was you who " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I thought it was you who wanted to see me . ’
2 However , you need to be able to establish and prove that it was you who created the copyright .
3 The greatest composer in the world , if he lacks an interpreter to suit him , is like a man prevented from speaking by a gag ; and this evening it was you who acted as the interpreter to untie the gag , the messenger to carry the good news .
4 It was you who wanted to keep away from villages .
5 If it was you who answered the telephone , they hung up but when you were away riding they spoke to me .
6 It was you who got rid of them — made them redundant .
7 ‘ Please , ’ said Ruth , ‘ it was you who rescued us from Caer Wydyr , was n't it ?
8 ‘ You mean it was you who … ’
9 It was you who prepared the codicil to his will ? ’
10 GUIL : But you seemed so sure it was you who had n't got it .
11 It was you who allowed me to work here ; why do you ridicule me ? ’
12 It was you who allowed me to release them .
13 ‘ Rory , ’ Kenneth said , sitting forward and lowering his voice to conspiratorial levels , ‘ the last secret I remember you telling me was that it was you who set fire to that barn on the Urvill 's estate . ’
14 It was you who wanted to come , ’ said Betty , irritated .
15 ‘ It 's the sort of silly idea I get all the time , ’ observed Lydia , ‘ only this time it was you who got it . ’
16 She said : ‘ It was you who broke in here last night , was it ? ’
17 It was you who tipped off James Cobalt .
18 ‘ I understand that it was you who found your brother 's body ? ’
19 I think it was you who said it was " like digging in treacle " .
20 ‘ I gathered it was you who had a previous acquaintance with him . ’
21 ‘ You mean you … it was you who … ’
22 You seem to forget it was you who left the Road not us , John .
23 ‘ My lord , I have good reason to know that it was you who said a word for me in his Grace 's ear , and gave me this day for thought , and even offered me arguments I was not wise enough to find for myself .
24 ‘ After all it was you who — er — spilled the beans , for want of a better phrase , was n't it ? ’
25 How very arrogant you are , Feargal , and might I remind you that it was you who sought me out , not the other way round ? ’
26 It was you who brought up the subject , ’ he pointed out crisply .
27 ‘ I believe it was you who discovered the body , Mrs Craig ? ’
28 I hear it was you who found that woman 's body .
29 His wallet had been taken and it was you who found his concealed pocket .
30 But it was you who had to fight to get double time for the men who worked on a Sunday . ’
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