Example sentences of "that it was [adv] [pron] who " in BNC.
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| 1 | I must admit to a certain degree of hurt masculine pride that it was n't me who tempted you , but , as a businessman and a major shareholder in the station , I have to admire your dedication . |
| 2 | She was determined that it was n't he who had affected her appetite either , and went down to dinner that night and ate quite a substantial meal , only to return to her room and spend the next hour again having trouble ousting the wretched man . |
| 3 | This led her to the alarming conclusion that it was not they who were bigger , but she who was smaller — and a lot smaller . |
| 4 | Lydia was not exactly terrified , but she was sitting very , very still so that if there was the slightest noise she could be quite certain that it was not she who had caused it . |
| 5 | Coleman has always insisted that it was not he who said it but his colleague and friend , the late Ron Pickering . |
| 6 | In view of the technical advance implied it is thought that it was probably he who was the ‘ Mr Showers ’ who was complimented in 1692 for having played in hitherto impossible keys and ‘ with all the softness imaginable ’ ; but at that date the reference might conceivably be to his father or , less probably , his kinsman William . |