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  • She sent her friend the postcard. (postcard)
    It was the postcard that she sent her friend.
  • I didn’t invite them.
    It wasn't me who/that invited them.
  • The computer gives me a headache.
    It is the computer that gives me a headache. | What gives me a headache is the computer.
  • His attitude towards other people really annoys me.
    It is his attitude towards other people that really annoys me. | What really annoys me is his attitude towards other people.
  • Money is the thing people care about most nowadays.
    It is money that people care about most nowadays. | What people care about most nowadays is money.
  • I don't like his way of speaking.
    It is his way of speaking (that) I don't like. | What I don't like is his way of speaking.
  • The meeting started at 8.00 am. (time)
    It was at 8.00 am that the meeting started.
  • The dog barked at the stranger. (the stranger)
    It was the stranger that the dog barked at.
  • I didn’t suggest having a barbecue!
    It wasn’t me that / who suggested having a barbecue
  • The demonstrators didn’t start the trouble.
    It wasn’t the demonstrators who / that started the trouble.
  • His reaction surprised me.
    It was his reaction that surprised me most. | What surprised me most was his reaction.
  • I began to suspect something at that moment.
    It was at that moment that I began to suspect something.
  • Everyone should see that movie at least once.
    It’s a movie that everyone should see at least once.
  • The boys played football all day long.
    It was the boys who played football all day long.
  • Jack built this house.
    It was Jack who built this house.
  • I met my best friend at university.
    It was at university that I met my best friend
  • Mr Palmer saw I could also act.
    It was Mr Palmer who saw that I could also act. | What Mr Palmer saw was that I could also act.
  • My hairdresser started to confide in me when he broke up with his girlfriend. (It wasn't until/It was only when...)
    It wasn't until (It was only when) he broke up with his girlfriend that my hairdresser started to confide in me.
  • I didn’t decide to take a short cut across country!
    It wasn’t me who / that decided to take a short cut across country.
  • Joe ate the cake.
    It was Joe who ate the cake.
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