Example sentences of "it was [noun] [subord] i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was lunchtime so I bought a packet of Jaffa Cakes and more lager , which I drank while waiting for the ferry to start boarding . |
| 2 | Naturally I was very keen to get back into cutter activities as soon as possible , but it was year before I managed to establish myself into cutter crewing duties once more . |
| 3 | It was January before I came back . |
| 4 | I started using one hand and it was ages before I learnt to use two . |
| 5 | And of course it was ages before I knew she meant bruise . |
| 6 | ‘ It was hell when I discovered you 'd left that morning without saying anything to me , not even an angry goodbye ! |
| 7 | because it was Tuesday so I had to have next choose the following weeks ' . |
| 8 | ‘ It was years before I realised it was even common parlance , ’ Kenneth said , still staring out to the loch . |
| 9 | It was years before I worked out that he was n't talking about the cream buns . |
| 10 | After I woke up , it was days before I needed to eat or drink anything again . ’ |
| 11 | It was daylight when I woke up . |