Example sentences of "it was [noun] which " in BNC.
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| 1 | During the formative years of broadcasting it was cinema which produced the predominant images of lesbians and gay men . |
| 2 | When the trend went into reverse , it was London which fell first and furthest . |
| 3 | But it was Indica which seemed to most disturb the paper . |
| 4 | But it was theatre which sucked in an eager audience across the channel . |
| 5 | Ironically enough it was Helsinki which introduced the change . |
| 6 | As his chauffeur drove him back to Blue Ash Farm in the Lincoln , he decided it was love which gave her that special glow , that sparkle , that vivacity which drew the young men round her like flies . |
| 7 | It was knowledge which could be postponed until they were days older and more experienced in the ways of ‘ La Felicità ’ . |
| 8 | ‘ Well , I expect Mr Gajdusek will give you time off to compensate , ’ she suggested , holding down more remarks , though in actual fact it was questions which sprang to her lips : where had Mr Gajdusek gone and how long would he be away ? |
| 9 | School Mission had first been conceived by Edward Thring , headmaster of Uppingham , but it was Eton which opened the first club in 1880 , followed by Harrow in 1883 . |
| 10 | First it was machines which pattern with buttons , then machines with punchcards , next electronics with mylar sheets and later build-in patterns . |
| 11 | But for the majority it was purity which provided the language both to challenge men 's immorality and to stake out their own claim to speak about sex . |
| 12 | In the event it was Alaska which became the 49th State of the Union ( in 1959 ) but it could easily have been Coca-Colonial Britain . |
| 13 | It was CIPP which first recommended the abolition — announced earlier this week — of the controversial system of crime screening , by which many offences were not investigated because of a lack of evidence . |
| 14 | Some heads of department believed that the self-appraisal report was the product of departmental discussion , but that it was discussion which had taken place over the last few years rather than during the time specifically set aside for the self-appraisal . |
| 15 | ‘ Of all the provincial cities we visited regularly it was Manchester which continued to supply forbidden stories on a lavish scale . |
| 16 | It was stone which was not true stone , and she continued to question that oddity , even though the answer to the slight conundrum was obvious and all about her . |
| 17 | Despite warnings , Mrs Thatcher stressed her leadership role in Europe , saying that it was Britain which had put up an alternative scheme to the Delors plan and had taken the initiative over the idea of associate EC status for East Germany . |
| 18 | Despite warnings , Mrs Thatcher stressed her leadership role in Europe , saying that it was Britain which had put up an alternative scheme to the Delors plan and had taken the initiative over the idea of associate EC status for East Germany . |
| 19 | It was Britain which had made sure finance ministers would be at the summit so the recovery talks can go ahead , he said . |
| 20 | It was surprise which made him stop for a second . |
| 21 | It was Germany which had pressed hardest for more powers to be granted to the European Parliament at the expense of the national parliaments as the price for monetary union on German terms . |
| 22 | It was frustration which sparked Foster 's amazing reaction at Old Trafford last Thursday . |
| 23 | Of course it was England which gave cricket toAustralia . |
| 24 | The latter 's favourite hunting box was Knepp Castle near West Grinstead ; so fond of it was he that he eventually seized it from William de Braose , an action hardly guaranteed to increase baronial support ; when the French invaded England in 1216 to support the barons against John , it was Sussex which bore the brunt . |
| 25 | Allegations that Kuwait had moved into Iraqi territory were " a falsification of reality and a resumé of inverted truths " because it was Iraq which had a " full history of violations of Kuwaiti territories " . |
| 26 | It was UNIP which eventually took control of the first independent government winning , in January 1964 , fifty-five seats to the ANC 's ten . |
| 27 | It was machinery which had led to increased efficiency and output . |
| 28 | It was neglect which made liberals out of those passed over in promotion . |
| 29 | In part it was geography which made this possible . |
| 30 | But in fact it was Flodden which was a significant break in the pattern of cold rather than hot war with England , and after it the Scots simply reverted to their usual distant hostility . |