Example sentences of "it be [noun prp] [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Yes , but it is God we obey , not nature ! |
| 32 | This I could have done from the Royal College — but it was Oxford I wanted — and to go to Somerville where I had a friend who told me about it . |
| 33 | His voice betrayed him ; she saw at once it was Jake he wanted to talk about . |
| 34 | It was William he loved , William could n't bear to lose . |
| 35 | Perhaps , she thought later , it was Rosington she fell in love with , not Hubert . |
| 36 | So it was Bernie we got talking to in the pub about a name for the band . |
| 37 | So he went down and it was Kelly he spoke to and er she said he |
| 38 | Her mouth opened and shut ; then looking at Maggie she said , ‘ You silly daft lump , I thought you were joking and it was Simon you had brought back . ’ |
| 39 | And if some malicious god had n't decreed it was Slane she had to go to , or Slane where he lived , things might have been very different . |
| 40 | It was Allen he asked as though he believed it was he who had been responsible for the verderer 's disappearance . |
| 41 | Fifteen years later when William saw scores of homeless men sleeping on the streets it was Bramwell he commanded , " Go and do something " . |
| 42 | Shiva had no doubt it was Adam he saw . |
| 43 | Deep down it was Doreen he longed to see working beside him . |
| 44 | ‘ They were horrible , ’ she cried , wrinkling her nose in distaste ; even so , her tone was that of a woman of the world and it was evident it was Martin she found disgusting , not the drawings . |
| 45 | And he was er from it was Jack I remember him well , an old man . |
| 46 | Then she discovered that it was Travis she had to thank that the news of her engagement to his cousin was all over Vasey 's , as , still smiling , he stated , ‘ Hope you do n't mind , Naylor , but I came in earlier to have a quick word with Leith , and could n't resist telling her assistant that a possible reason for Leith being late this morning could be her getting engaged to you at the weekend . ’ |
| 47 | Yes and it was Ramsey you called him . |
| 48 | Who this might be he could not tell , but if it was Balliol he had donned more clothing , which seemed unlikely , in the rush . |
| 49 | Now was the time to tell him who and what she was , but she could not spoil this magic moment ; it was McAllister he loved , not Sally-Anne Tunstall , and she would not ruin her perfect afternoon . |
| 50 | The editor knew nothing of the story of Boyd 's promotion , about to be featured in the financial section , and she said firmly that it was Henry she wanted . |
| 51 | But it was Kevin she wanted . |
| 52 | It always makes me think because last time we saw an accident like that it was Penny you know what I mean ? |
| 53 | She said and I turned round and she said it was Mr she said ! |
| 54 | I wish it was Friday I want it to be the weekend man . |
| 55 | But it was Friday she did it , and Thursday we were expecting her , so there would have been time when she had . |
| 56 | The fears of the city builders were , it seems , justified after all , and it was God they had to fear . |
| 57 | Each time we went to bed , you 'd realize that it was Andrew I wanted to lay with . |
| 58 | ‘ But when I see those stones here , and ponder — as I was doing when I so nearly precipitated myself upon you — ’ he laughed , gently , at his own folly and again rapiered a look to Miss D'Arcy who , in control now , returned to him the dreamy interest of the truly hooked — ‘ it was Egypt I thought on . |
| 59 | I knew if it had been the other way round , if it was Robert I had to ask , he would have said , ‘ On yer bike . ’ ’ |
| 60 | Doris gave Wickham a cheerful smile and said in a pleasantly modified Cockney accent that she was positive it was MacQuillan she had seen . |