Example sentences of "[coord] it [be] [noun] [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As she insists on dabbling in nuggets of ‘ culture ’ , I must remark that there is only one swan in her chosen Sibelius tone poem , and it is Dr Jekyll who turns into Mr Hyde . |
| 2 | And it was Ralph Knibbs who took advantage to claim the first try for Bristol . |
| 3 | Meisel helped launch Linda Evangelista on to the road to superstardom , and it was Von Unwerth who captured Claudia Schiffer 's sex kitten quality and used it in the Guess advertising campaign which made the model famous . |
| 4 | He had asked to be ‘ put in the way ’ of a certain variety , and it was Father D'Arcy who enquired whether his request had met with success . |
| 5 | It was Marcus Judge who had created the Brotherhood and selected likely candidates for it , and it was Marcus Judge who decided upon punishment when a man 's work was unsatisfactory , when he was guilty of negligence , dishonesty or — worst crime of all — treachery . |
| 6 | And it was Mrs Crumwallis who ran up the stairs and incompetently took charge . |
| 7 | And it was opener Metcalfe who got the chop for the second time this season after a run of indifferent form . |
| 8 | And it was Cousin Saul who had blackmailed Ebenezer , extorting money from him in return for his silence about Kleiber 's death . |
| 9 | Just when we expected to see Cordoba produce an extra gear as Walter Swinburn got to work with the whip , the son of El Gran Senor capitulated and it was Balla Cove who produced extra reserves to hold the late thrust of Rock City . |
| 10 | He now watched both men rise simultaneously to their feet , and it was James Holden who , turning to his partner , said almost in a whisper , ‘ Her … her allowance ? ’ |
| 11 | He rang his silver bell , and it was John Norbury himself who came in to answer it . |
| 12 | Taskopruzade 's grandfather , for example , studied under Molla Yegan , probably at some time alter 839/1435–6 , and it was Molla Yegan who recommended him for the post at Taskopru . |
| 13 | Mr Major was prepared to do what his party chairman wanted , and it was Mr Patten who vetoed the idea of engineering an early by-election , as well as ruling out a premature end to any career as an MP by going to the Lords . |
| 14 | But it is Jan Timman who has gained the attention of the Dutch . |
| 15 | There are thus adequate interpretations of the famous harbour and the sea wall , but it is Margaret Wiles who seems to have travelled farthest afield and lets us share with her the joys of a holiday in Greece with both watercolours and canvases of Lixouri , Kasiopi and Kephalonia . |
| 16 | Bob Tistall also has a good chance , but it 's Dixton House everyone is talking about . |
| 17 | But it 's Glenn Hoddle who 's likely to be the focus of attention . |
| 18 | But it was Bob Calder who assumed that role . |
| 19 | The Benevolent Fund had existed for many years , but it was Harry Barber who first inaugurated in the Essex Section the Links scheme in which elderly and retired members keep in touch with each other for mutual support if required . |
| 20 | As a nation the Jews are responsible for his death , but it was Pontius Pilate who delivered him to be crucified , who announced the verdict , who pronounced the sentence . |
| 21 | Ruby Tiger was third as well in her race , but it was User Friendly who became the Princess of Longchamp yesterday — all set to be crowned Queen next year . |
| 22 | But it was Bishops Cleve who went close to scoring on the half an hour as Cliff Powell on his debut ran through , his shot was parried by Paul Whittington in the Milton goal , and the Milton defence cleared the ball from the danger area as Mark Gill was on hand for Bishops to pounce on any mistakes made . |
| 23 | Rod Belfitt scored on his home debut for Everton the following day and Roger Kenyon got another , but it was Manchester City who left Goodison as victors 3-2 . |
| 24 | They crowded round with curious eyes as she untied the string but it was Mrs Rae whose face broke into a beaming smile first . |
| 25 | He was really Joe 's uncle but it was Mrs Joe who called him uncle . |
| 26 | But it was E.J. Urwick who most aptly summarized the approach to youth work : |
| 27 | During the building of Cat Bank £3 was paid to Thomas Barrow for damage to his adjoining land , but it was Joseph Barrow who was paid £5 : 13s. : 9d. for land taken to widen the road from the Black Bull Inn to the fell gate — in all 273 yards at 5d . |
| 28 | But it was Nurse Lambert who stepped briskly out of the lift and escorted him to his door . |
| 29 | Big Percy Cherrett fed off him for two seasons but it was Peter Simpson who benefited most from the work of the talented left-winger and it is no coincidence that Peter scored more goals in each of the three seasons in which Clarke was his team-mate than in any of the succeeding campaigns . |
| 30 | But it was Emlyn Williams he conquered at that stage and Emlyn Williams mattered . |