Example sentences of "and [pers pn] be [noun prp] [noun] who " 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 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 ? ’ |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |