Example sentences of "[conj] it [was/were] [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No I was n't so much disappointed as that I was disappointed that there was only five would be sponsors and that it was we had to give out |
| 2 | He then realised that he had already seen his son some distance from the door and that his conviction that it was him had been totally irrational . |
| 3 | That it was him did all them things ? — I knew you were daft , Gazzer . |
| 4 | Which really brought it home , that it was you know . |
| 5 | And I said the Leeds have told her I said that it was you know something might come this afternoon . |
| 6 | Cos in a very profound sense this is true , and I was so glad that it was I think a very serious part of the flow of Dr Stuart 's report that he mentioned that the er s sense of the ministry of the whole people of God as being much more than a distant objective for us , but something of absolutely essential , vital importance to the whole life and service and outreach of the church . |
| 7 | The first tape we played back and it was him eating toast ! |
| 8 | I think historically although you know historians can much better than me , erm historically maybe the way that the rock has been worked with a bagging system and it was you know and lots of quarry men had little bits of farm as well around Blaenau especially and you get a feeling er from reading about it that er you know they have a an almost self employed attitude to their to their work and their rock and the fact that er they 'd do it in their own you know wor work the rock in a certain way and this and very sort of proud erm of their work and that and From talking a lot to them and being close to you know it you feel that that that 's still very much the same really you know there is this sort of close relationship and that with their em employers there was you know a lot of you know was n't it was n't straight it as straight as you said a straight employer employee relationship that they was A lot of s sort of er give and take probably and I think they were outraged at this sort of McGregor type tactic really that you know this new machine . |
| 9 | Then you got to er the picture house er that happened just before the First World War that was put up as far as I can remember , I know I used to go there and see erm the Broken Coin which was a serial picture and it was you know er where somebody was up to their neck in water one week and it would say that the continuation of this picture would be shown in this theatre one week from today and you . |
| 10 | Must of been on one of the other computers and er it went on for ages and it was you know it 's was irritating more than anything ! |
| 11 | A stark poem with the photograph reads : ‘ Once my heart was one and it was yours to keep . |
| 12 | The comb was made of shiny steel and it was his to keep . |
| 13 | Her name was Amadé , and it was she wove the baskets . |
| 14 | So if it was me walking his dog as he goes by he said we 'll see what , he said we 're rebuilding a new bungalow on the insurance claim . |
| 15 | Well if it was me to keep it balanced I usually put the bigger ones near the bottom or on one side so that the small bit are at the top and the big bits are at the bottom and artistically it looks a bit better balanced but it does n't really matter for the maths where you put it . |
| 16 | Once I noticed the familiar gap in a row of houses like the space left by a drawn tooth , but I could not be certain that it was the result of bombing and if it was it had happened a long time ago . |
| 17 | If it was he did n't . |
| 18 | Erm not , they , they did a bit erm if , if it was you know really a medical , if it was really detrimental to the mother to have another one , er then they would . |
| 19 | So would every family make a wreath if it was you know somebody c near them , they 'd make their own . |
| 20 | You would n't pay the whole of it taxable if it was you know you would claim expenses for one thing and another . |
| 21 | have to give guarantees that the tape would not be abused , but I mean that in , in , in actuality you know , if it was you doing the training |
| 22 | If it was you see , they 'd be quick enough coming to tell you ! |
| 23 | But I mean yes certainly if it was y if it was you coming down but I do n't want |
| 24 | ‘ I do n't know , but if it was I think they 're going to get round to some really nasty questions . ’ |
| 25 | It was n't of course , if it was I missed it |
| 26 | If it wuz me lyin' there , my Ruthie 'd be ransackin' the house lookin' fer the insurance policies , t'check they wuz payed up t'date . |
| 27 | Cos it was you said there were two or three different kinds of |
| 28 | what 's it called ca n't think of the name of the blooming thing now but it was you did a line across , then you learn to do a long stitch |
| 29 | I think it was a car that she 'd had for was well looked after her dad used to see to it for her but it was she 'd had it for some years and she was always poodling about in you see . |
| 30 | And er my chum 's mother , she was a forewoman French polisher and he asked her to come and er work along with him you know , but it was I mean that was during the depression years , that was in the the twenties right through to the you know the The first bright spot was when the Queen Mary got started it gave people And then of course , just after that , things was beginning to pick up , but it was really preparing for war . |