Example sentences of "perhaps it was the [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps it was the contrast which intrigued him . |
| 2 | Perhaps it was the air he possessed of inviting confidences . |
| 3 | Perhaps it was the etchings themselves , but he sat and I thought he was n't really looking at them . |
| 4 | Something about the way he approached the Saab 900 Carlsson suggested that he still likes to put his foot down : perhaps it was the way his right elbow automatically felt for a resting place against the window , perhaps it was just the fact that it was his birthday ( 42 ) . |
| 5 | Perhaps it was the way his eyes flicked about as if hoping for an attacker to appear , or maybe it was the slight inclination of his head . |
| 6 | The girl was a gifted shoemaker , but there was something insolent about her , perhaps it was the way she held her head high with her glorious abundant hair flowing free that somehow irritated Emily . |
| 7 | Perhaps it was the wine I had drunk but I only gave a short yell before my hair was grabbed and my head jerked violently back . |