Example sentences of "it were [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er I 'd say it were Dr Hilary Jones . |
| 2 | Among those actively campaigning for it were scientist Joe Farman , who had " discovered " the hole in the ozone layer over the continent , French mariner Jacques Cousteau and polar explorer Robert Swan . |
| 3 | Prepared small group work can similarly be viewed in context as if it were video material , or plays acted out — showing , for example , the bravest thing they have ever done . |
| 4 | er , I think it were Denmark Centre |
| 5 | All them years since , and she was a widow and , and she was er ever so nice , lovely home and clean , but the bed was , it , it was n't just flock it were part Taylor |
| 6 | and it was money prizes but they took , they were looking for things to take marks off cos all the other schools doing it were state schools |
| 7 | She had thrown on an old dress and not much else , and she played with the frying-pan as if it were Pancake Day . |
| 8 | Their sleep disturbed , their murmured resentment rises into a wind , stirring up the packed clay of the wasteground as if it were desert sand . |
| 9 | Well I know er it were Wednesdays Joyce used to come in . |
| 10 | She dipped her spoon into her plate of fish soup as though it were gutter water she was forcing herself to swallow , and she would n't take any of the little circles of toast spread with delicious fiery rouille . |
| 11 | If it were Northern Ireland we 'd call it war . |
| 12 | At least if it were pitch black we could really get an idea of what it will be like to ‘ walk through the Channel Tunnel ’ . |
| 13 | And , bought it cash and it were show house . |
| 14 | It would nt be so bad if it were Leeds RLFC , at least thered be some revenue generated . |
| 15 | But if it were pigeon droppings then it would be a moot point as to whether merely to murmur condolences and hurry on or to set to work with a clean handkerchief . |
| 16 | In fact , Peggy remembered her own mam saying as how there were certain folk , including herself , who believed it were Luther Reynolds ' fault when his second wife died of the fever . |
| 17 | I tried to stop him , but it were Mr Benedict coming down through the kitchens in such a bang and shouting for his groom that started it . ’ |
| 18 | Not as if it were Mr James giving a treat . |
| 19 | these matters be king 's games , as it were stage plays , and for the more part played upon scaffolds . |
| 20 | Now , if it were Ronnie Biggs … |
| 21 | " I 'm not that young , " Jenny said savagely and punched her pillow as though she wished it were Matthew Preston 's head . |
| 22 | Well then , when they went there it were , it were grass fields all round them , were n't it ? |
| 23 | I 'd heard Dad and Eva in the bar analysing the performance as if it were Miles Davis 's farewell appearance . |
| 24 | Mind you , I do n't I , I think it were yesterday morning I oh no it were Monday morning . |