Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] be [adv] [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | When conversions occurred it was not Peter who was involved in baptising but his team ( Acts 10:48 ) . |
2 | However , in the battle which followed it was certainly Rodrigo who helped turn the tide of events for Sancho . |
3 | But people decided it was only inferiors who ate alpaca meat . |
4 | It had been in his possession for quite a while and Broomhead felt it was about time he sold the thing . |
5 | Look , I thought it was only Jenner you wanted to know about . |
6 | ‘ I thought it was about time I made another . ’ |
7 | Maisie Dougall had been listening to her friends going on and she thought it was about time she made a contribution . |
8 | ‘ We thought it was about time it came again . ’ |
9 | Had it been only Ben he had seen , or had he been able to look out , however briefly , on the world of the future ; her world ? |
10 | We , we , we said it 's about time they grew potatoes in that field |
11 | I said it 's about time somebody started on these kids I mean the been a television programme this morning about people living in their homes afraid of going out because they 're getting molested and and robbed , and one thing and another ! |
12 | I said it 's about time you started looking after yourself and not bothering about ! |
13 | He took stick from everyone his mates said it was about time they had a good laugh . |
14 | She said it was about time I started bringin' in some dosh , ‘ specially now the ole man 's on short time . |
15 | Among those thus summoned it was not men who predominated but " maidens , youths / Mothers and little children , boys and girls " . |