Example sentences of "[noun sg] it was [prep] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In all its unmistakable force it was before him . |
| 2 | But her smile was strange — as if she was sharing a secret with me , that this was an illusion it was for us two , not the old man , to foster . |
| 3 | Then he lowered her to the ground and shifted over her , and for a second it was like it had been before and fear touched her , but then his lips came down and brushed her mouth , and she was lost . |
| 4 | At this moment it was for him to protect her , and he must find a way to do it . |
| 5 | Nell Anderson knew she was seconds from death , and that despite her desire for it , the moment it was on her was terrifying in its violence . |
| 6 | He liked her , you could n't help but like her , but he wished in this moment it was in him to more than like her . |
| 7 | I was out of my element , and the air itself could have been made of gold for all the use it was to me . |
| 8 | The same day , Mobutu warned the conference against this course , asserting in a statement read on national radio that under the present Constitution it was for him to appoint the head of government . |
| 9 | Those who come as partners , patient and ready to learn and therefore better able to adapt their contribution before giving it , stand a better chance of going back happier and with a feeling it was worth it . |
| 10 | I had a feeling it was for you . |
| 11 | Kind it was of you to bring the lass solid meat in this cold weather . |
| 12 | So he said I I do n't want to keep you , and I I could see what struggle it was for him to come a er so often in the bad weather , that er I I started the same idea . |
| 13 | ‘ I think without any treatment , if the child was left in the situation it was in it would have died within some months , ’ he said . |
| 14 | But in the end it was worth it . |
| 15 | At least , that is the way it was with mine and I do n't believe there has ever been a nicer person . |
| 16 | But I ca n't — I mean , I do n't want to believe it could happen — with anyone else — the way it was with us . |
| 17 | What a cost it was to him ! |
| 18 | Her family wrote and said that Medau was Beryl 's whole life and what a great comfort it was to them to know she had so many loving friends . |
| 19 | I know , but you , last time it was on you said , ooh I would n't have minded seeing that . |