Example sentences of "i [vb past] it [be] the " in BNC.

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1 And I realized it was the first time I actually slept in a bed with Frank ever .
2 Well when we got it home I realized it was the battery lead that was just a little bit of lead
3 And , as soon as I 'd said that , I realised it was the wrong thing to have said .
4 I expected it was the loss of her husband , so I bought some material and made bead bags , and bags I filled with chalks , and a small drawing board for her quite intelligent little girl .
5 I assumed it was the deliberate policy of an amateur sport towards a ‘ public service ’ . ’
6 I guessed it was the shock of Froggy 's death , and the tension of caddying for one of his contracted professionals .
7 I guessed it was the bald man 's son .
8 From the foam on it I guessed it was the first out of the keg that evening .
9 On answering the phone I discovered it was the manager of my football team , Bob , to say that due to a waterlogged pitch the game was off .
10 I figured it was the best way to keep the interaction between the guitar and the lyrics , which is the whole point for me .
11 But when she married and moved to a distant part of the country , I decided it was the moment for me to change my life too .
12 I felt it was the most likely place .
13 I felt it was the least I could do . ’
14 But I knew it was the toad .
15 I knew it was the hare 's fault all along . ’
16 I knew it was the Whistler . ’
17 But I knew it would work , I knew it was the perfect register for it ; it was just a question of the right tonality and the right feeling .
18 " I knew it was the same for you ; that made it worse .
19 just before we left Plymouth they altered it to , I knew it was the
20 As soon as I saw the file , I knew it was the one I had stolen from Joe , and I knew that this man knew my convict .
21 I seen one woman and she had a police uniform on , so obviously I knew it was the police .
22 ‘ From the moment I first saw freestyle I knew it was the sport for me — there was so much more to it than ordinary skiing — it was beautiful and the ultimate in skiing athleticism . ’
23 I knew it was the same family , ’ he admitted .
24 I knew it was the one Henry wanted back .
25 ‘ His voice just triggered it all off , I knew it was the beginning of something ’ said Heather , of Aberdeen Road , Darlington .
26 Oh day before Carrie 's I mean , sorry , I knew it was the day after or day before .
27 The one I saw it was the same plain .
28 At first I thought it was the naval guns out in the Channel .
29 ‘ The first time the buzzer went I thought it was the ice but it was a 16 lb pike .
30 I wanted to run it because I thought it was the only way we stood a chance .
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