Example sentences of "and it [be] [noun] [Wh pn] " in BNC.

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1 And it 's Zack who gets the crowd bouncing up and down in time to his dazzling raps .
2 And it 's Tommy who 's scored , the young Irishman has done so well at the heart of the defence for Shrewsbury , has got into the opposition penalty area and what about this for a score line ?
3 If er someone 's taken it for a ride and dumped it near you then can you call Nottingham and it 's Dawn who wants her car back anything I can do you for three four three four three four is the number to ring .
4 There are twins at the bottom of the family and it 's Tristram who 's in trouble .
5 Ironically Leicester are heading for the top using Brian Clough 's style of passing football and it 's Forest who are reverting to more of the long ball game .
6 Inevitably as a journalist you get to know a large number of people , and it 's people who make appointments .
7 Mr Pincher , though , is only the ghost writer and it 's Dido who 's grabbing the headlines .
8 ‘ People look for new ways to supplement their income and it is employers who feel the pinch . ’
9 The narrator ( of the Morgans ) is called Arthur and it is Arthur who survives the death of Philip and goes on to become a writer of some undefined kind on the model of David Copperfield and Great Expectations .
10 For instance , if clitorectomy often known as female circumcision — is a ‘ moral ’ requirement to serve male interests , it is nevertheless women who carry out , maintain and insist upon the practice , and it is women who express their moral offence if it is not carried out .
11 The health conditions of the vast majority of Salvadoreans can only be described as critical and it is women who must bear the brunt of caring for the ill .
12 But at root the attack is on God ( 11 ) , and it is God who puts the rebellion down .
13 It was opened in 1985 by its owners , Tim and Kit Kemp , and it is Kit who has been responsible for the interior decor throughout .
14 Throughout it is held that professionals and managers are people and it is people who should be brought to mind whenever such terms as professionalism and professionality or management and managerialism are encountered .
15 It is people who design multimedia systems and it is people who use them .
16 It is people who give you encouragement and support to turn ideas and dreams into reality and it is people who become friends .
17 They liked and respected Carrie 's father , who had been their foreman at Galloway 's , and it was Sharkey who had told Carrie about Fred wanting a serving-girl for the cafe .
18 She looked forward to his usual visit that evening , but he did not come , and it was Comfort who appeared at half-past nine to remake Julia 's bed and see that she had everything she needed for the night .
19 He lost the leadership of Leeds to Ellery Hanley and it was Hanley who was made skipper of Great Britain in Australia this summer .
20 Nobody spoke for a while and it was Sarah who eventually broke the silence .
21 Chapman took the defensive centre-half idea from a suggestion by Buchan , and it was Buchan who proposed another tactical innovation .
22 And it was Meli who went with him to Brighton .
23 Very kind , but international players are supposed to be habitually influential , and it was Hazard who in the second half , with a few incisive passes , gifts from the heavens on a day like this , left a greater mark .
24 Felipe took no notice whatever of his sister and it was Maggie who had to comfort her and assure her that no harm had been done .
25 In particular , Keyes had come to identify with the Romantic movement , and it was Heath-Stubbs who was able to broaden Keyes 's base by tracing for him the origins of Romanticism in primitive legends through the medieval to the Augustan poets .
26 And it was Bob who took me out .
27 He looked at them in silence and it was Acorn who spoke next .
28 And it was lesbians who , without heterosexual credentials or cover , took the heavy risks and , consequently , the heavy blows .
29 And it was Nicholas who grabbed Celtic 's second goal after 27 minutes .
30 But the visitors were unable to take advantage of the strong tailwind and it was Alton who scored a vital goal to lead 1–0 at half-time .
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