Example sentences of "it be [pron] [noun pl] who " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's we halberdiers who 'll have to get to grips with them . |
| 2 | It 's our members who 've the problems to face in these industries . |
| 3 | But it is we women who can sport a trim ankle and a shapely calf muscle , whether the hemlines are fashionably raised or fallen , so included here are some exercises for the ankles and calves . |
| 4 | Again it is we anthropologists who create ‘ community ’ and talk about ‘ social development ’ but what if we , too , are part of the dominant ideology ? |
| 5 | Retailers , from department stores to supermarkets to newsagents , realise that ultimately it is their consumers who have the purchasing power and freedom of choice , and if they provide the right shopping conditions , with a bright and clean atmosphere , the customer will be enticed into the shop more regularly . |
| 6 | During the small group discussions , most men confirmed that they would like to make love more often and that it is their partners who restrict how often it occurs . |
| 7 | ‘ While the critics are erecting the hangman 's gallows for him , it is his players who have let Liverpool down . |
| 8 | ‘ It is absurd to talk about a fourth Reich , because it is us Germans who are today leading the way in ceding national sovereignty to European institutions ’ , he said . |
| 9 | After all , as I have said , it is our rulers who dominate the processes of formulation and enforcement of the law . |
| 10 | From 1935 to the Second World War it was their leaders who assumed the office of Prime Minister . |
| 11 | It was my grandparents who raised me , who gave me an education , who made it possible through their sacrifices to become what I am today . ’ |
| 12 | It is also about the health service treatment of Mr. Thorpe , since it was his doctors who approached me , and his wish , not mine , which has put the matter into the public domain . |
| 13 | I remember Geoff telling me this , tears streaming down his face , marvelling at how it was his children who had the strength to carry on , and that it was they who had this practical , yet profound way of reaching to the heart of the matter . |
| 14 | Surely it was you Aussies who were behind the tranche of law changes ? |
| 15 | It was our gods who drove |