Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] that it was [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I quickly told them that it was their problem and they who had to sort it out . |
| 2 | She told him that it was her intention to make her maiden speech at the conference . |
| 3 | Her instinct told her that it was something far more worrying . |
| 4 | When she 'd been selected , and automatically compelled to leave the Navy , taking an appointment at a civilian hospital , he 'd told himself that it was his duty to visit her to see that she was settled in … not lonely . |
| 5 | The latter had evidently enquired as to whose command Stirling 's detachment came under and Smith informed him that it was his , but that L Detachment would revert to GHQ control on completion of their current tasks . |
| 6 | But it had never struck me that it was something he would notice . |
| 7 | ’ Chert — did you tell anyone that it was me who got you involved with Ardakke ? ’ |
| 8 | How very arrogant you are , Feargal , and might I remind you that it was you who sought me out , not the other way round ? ’ |
| 9 | All through Saturday , she worked on it , telling herself that it was none of her business . |
| 10 | I did not remind him that it was I who had replaced the newspaper with mended panes and the sacking with curtains . |
| 11 | Rumour had it that it was he who brought it to the attention of Chamberlain , who became President of the Board of Trade at the same time as Plimsoll left the House , that numbers of lives lost at sea , after falling as a result of the Load Line Act , were now again on the increase . |
| 12 | You 're going to try to tell me that it was him , not you ? |
| 13 | She 's in the basement watching ‘ the telly ’ ' — he picked out the words sarcastically — ‘ though she did glance away from the screen just long enough to tell me that it was her mother 's bingo night . |
| 14 | Are you going to tell me that it was someone who came back on the train from London who gave you the key ? ’ |
| 15 | a voice came er , from the , the back of beyond and Keith said , oh he said Sheila has just reminded me to tell you that it was my idea . |
| 16 | The divi was very important which is why I , as a Guild 's woman erm through I suppose the memories of mother , was so adamant in against the dividend stamps because to us , that woman who I 'd just been talking about , Councillor Mrs always , I 'm sure no one would mind me saying it , but she always used to tell us that it was her thrift and she saved and they brought their house through this , the Co-op you see . |