Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] was [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I do n't know it was truth he said I 'm just collecting all the mole skins for somebody 's mo For a coat , but that was just a story I think . |
| 2 | They had dug up those bones at Wyvis Hall and had decided it was murder they were investigating . |
| 3 | The Farmers ' Union of Wales had said it was fishermen who should be made to pay . |
| 4 | At least , she assumed it was Dick who spoke . |
| 5 | She still could n't quite believe it was Eleanor who had sent her that poisonous letter , Eleanor who had destroyed her clothes and personal belongings . |
| 6 | Leith and Sebastian had been in their flat a month when Sebastian declared it was time they had a flat-warming party . |
| 7 | ‘ Just a minute , ’ chipped in Dominic , deciding it was time he made his contribution . |
| 8 | She guessed it was Finn who watched her most , unless the brothers took turns . |
| 9 | He had a winging moustache and a goatee beard but he moved tentatively , uncertainly , and Melanie guessed it was Finn who worked him . |
| 10 | Simon Draper , in particular , realised that as the Sex Pistols began to disintegrate it was Lydon who was ‘ the valuable commodity ’ , and that Virgin should be putting some effort into cultivating a relationship with him , with an eye to the future . |
| 11 | ‘ Bill , you know it was Simon who brought those two people back to life ? ’ |
| 12 | I know it was fear which held you back . ’ |
| 13 | I figured it was time I interrupted the monologue . |
| 14 | He made quite a fuss about it , saying it was time she left the nest , stood up to the forceful Elise and lived her own life . |
| 15 | As his chauffeur drove him back to Blue Ash Farm in the Lincoln , he decided it was love which gave her that special glow , that sparkle , that vivacity which drew the young men round her like flies . |
| 16 | her uncle and aunt decided it was time she took a husband , their choice for her being Manfro Draper , a posh-rat like herself . |
| 17 | Jessamy woke up on the morning of her twenty-fourth birthday and decided it was time she put her life in order . |
| 18 | how you can persist in being so utterly incompetent bewilders me , and so while indulging in a little light entertainment in the ZZAP ! offices ( brutally torturing the staff for being human ) I decided it was time I found a solution to the problem . |
| 19 | I just decided it was time I … knew more . |
| 20 | ‘ I 've always been very aware that I needed to give something back after this experience and when I read about the appeal for people prepared to give homes to the Bosnians , I decided it was time I stepped in . ’ |
| 21 | He decided it was time he improved his Test record in 1989 when England were mauled at home by the Australians and he lost his wicket several times to Terry Alderman . |
| 22 | And when they were travelling it was Anna who looked after Mena , you know , ordering in languages for her in the wagon-restaurant . |
| 23 | Yeah oh do n't , I reckon it was June who got |
| 24 | I felt it was security yer wanted . |
| 25 | ‘ I felt it was time you had your own . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Do n't suppose it was Wordsworth who wrote it . ’ |
| 27 | Do you suppose it was Erdle who stole my iron ? ’ |
| 28 | As they watched their parents go it was Rachel who spoke first . |
| 29 | And if some malicious god had n't decreed it was Slane she had to go to , or Slane where he lived , things might have been very different . |
| 30 | Philip knew it was time he was getting back . |