It was just beginning to get light.
明るくなり始めていた
It was less a question than a statement.
それは質問というより主張だった
It was like 100 degrees outside.
外は(華氏)100度くらいだった
It was like seeing another you.
もう一人の君を見ているようだった
It was love at first sight for me.
私にとっては一目ぼれだった
It was many years afterward that I sensed what she meant.
彼女の言った意味がわかったのは何年も後のことだった
It was more difficult than we thought.
思っていた以上に難しかった
It was my intention to go abroad.
私は外国へ行くつもりだった
It was natural for him to win.=It was natural that he (should) win.
彼が勝つのは当然だった
It was no secret that they hated each other.
彼らが憎しみ合っていたのは皆知っていた