Example sentences of "[subord] it was [noun sg] [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean , ‘ Cripes , dear , if it was anonymity you 'd wanted you should have gone into the family tailoring business , ’ I hear you say , with some justification . |
| 2 | ‘ Because Burun will not go — if it was reconnaissance I think he might , but it is not — and so I can not . ’ |
| 3 | When asked if it was silk he replied ‘ I think it is , ’ obligingly donning it at the cash desk to the delight of watching photographers . |
| 4 | Regret not seeing Prague though she might , perhaps , she began to wonder whether it was time she returned to England . |
| 5 | When it was midnight they took the body of the Cid , fastened to the saddle as it was , and placed it upon his horse Bavieca , and fastened the saddle well : and the body sate so upright and well that it seemed as if he was alive . |
| 6 | When it was time I did n't tell Mr Lawler that I was going , I just left . |
| 7 | It fell ill , unknown to the family , and as it was mid-winter it crawled under a neighbour 's balcony to escape from the cold , where it expired . |