Example sentences of "[v-ing] it [was/were] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jason Prior was going to come out of this shining like a knight in armour while she would be condemned to eternal darkness , everyone believing it was her fault . |
| 2 | Then she absolved herself by remembering it was he who 'd insisted on accompanying her . |
| 3 | James was continuing to play cricket throughout this period having become a member of the Maple Club , and while his reputation as a player was growing it was his overall knowledge of the game that brought him most attention . |
| 4 | Are you wishing it was I had rolled under in the waves , not your father 's grandson , because he was hurt while saving your life ? |
| 5 | Left me a note ’ — he pointed to the table ‘ saying it was her life and she was entitled to a little happiness . |
| 6 | I 'm not saying it was her . |
| 7 | Instead of now referring to the child as something for us to share , Sarah started saying it was hers . |
| 8 | Visions of her mother 's angry face when she told her what she knew changed into dreams of Nigel , back in hospital with bandages on his head , and David Kent with a Porsche , laughing and saying it was his now . |
| 9 | The last time we spoke of it , about five months ago , he just lost his temper and started shouting at me , saying it was my fault . |
| 10 | He could n't help the ex-soldier , saying it was none of his business . |
| 11 | was doing it was he ? |
| 12 | But were they doing it were they ? |
| 13 | Over and over she repeated that conviction , her mind clinging to it stubbornly , knowing it was her salvation . |
| 14 | She worried for the safety of the bottle , knowing it was his food . |
| 15 | Little realising it was their road to Eternity . |
| 16 | He 's admitting it was his fault . ’ |
| 17 | Pete Coleman was caddying for Bernhard , and Pete had caddied for Seve , for a time , so he was thinking it was one-up to them . |
| 18 | Jane was invariably caught out by Cecil Beaton on the telephone , thinking it was his housekeeper . |
| 19 | But just when he was thinking it was his exclusive preserve , along came Monty . |
| 20 | Thinking it was my dresser I opened the door to find a News of the World journalist standing there . |
| 21 | cos I just picked everything up that was in there , thinking it was mine , and . |
| 22 | Ayling it was who dismissed the dangerous Taylor , caught at the wicket chasing a wide one , and Kent were some way behind the asking rate with only 43 for 2 on the board after 20 overs . |