Example sentences of "it be [verb] that he [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alfred Rosmer gave an amusing but enlightening insight into Bukharin 's character and role in 1920 , and let it be recalled that he was only 32 years old in that year . |
| 2 | It is not merely that there are portraits of him at every turn , for there are almost as many of Inglis , nor could it be claimed that he was the greatest lawyer , for he had many rivals for that title even in his own generation , yet it is beyond argument that he was the most influential advocate ever to walk the floor of Parliament House . |
| 3 | Once Tim Renton let it be known that he was not seeking reappointment , David Mellor became a strong candidate , not only for his passionate interest in classical music and football . |
| 4 | It was a subject Earl Mountbatten discussed endlessly with the Queen during afternoon tea at Buckingham Palace while Prince Philip let it be known that he was growing impatient with his son 's irresponsible approach to marriage . |
| 5 | Except that it would embarrass him if it were known that he was involved with someone like her , whereas she was ashamed of herself . |
| 6 | It 's claimed that he was secretly paid commission for awarding work to three firms in Italy , Germany and Norway . |
| 7 | It is said that he was found out by one of the groups of civilian vigilantes who sprang up spontaneously on 22 December : apparently he had disguised himself in ordinary working clothes and was driving a Dacia 1300 when stopped , but suspicion was aroused when a search of his car revealed citrus fruits , like oranges and pineapples , in the boot — no ordinary Romanian had access to them . |
| 8 | It is said that he was an adventurer , one of those restless souls who led a small band of followers from the eternal peace of Avelorn to seek his fate in distant lands . |
| 9 | It is said that he was interfering with the choir girls , some of whom were betrothed . |
| 10 | It is said that he was of a delicate constitution in early life , and was accordingly placed in the care of his uncle , Mr Greener of Hallgarth , near Winlaton . |
| 11 | Mervyn Wilson gives a good service to his cricket clients and it is hoped that he was able to put his money where his mouth is and lay this price to all that wanted it to reasonable limits . |
| 12 | It is understood that he was beaten with a wooden post before he was stabbed . |
| 13 | ‘ It is astounding that he was up there for all that time in such a busy area without anyone noticing , ’ said Det Insp Martyn Evans . |
| 14 | It is assumed that he was arrested on suspicion of being an American spy . |
| 15 | No record exists of his education and it is assumed that he was privately tutored . |
| 16 | The full measure of that remark may be gauged when it is recalled that he was a senior member of the University Senate and a Fellow of Peterhouse , Cambridge . |
| 17 | This approach was specifically rejected in Gledhow by Sellers LJ and it is submitted that he was right to do so . |
| 18 | It is known that he was proficient in the sciences of the time , as well as being a considerable linguist . |
| 19 | After an initial two nights in the sleep laboratory in which it was confirmed that he was continuously awake , he returned with his wife for a five-night stay . |
| 20 | When he had not returned by lam , it was assumed that he was the wanted man . |
| 21 | He was thirty-five to forty and it was assumed that he was an army intelligence officer . |
| 22 | ( That the government was ready for a strike was a widespread interpretation of its appointment of Ian MacGregor to chair the NCB from September 1983 on ; MacGregor chaired British Steel in 1980–1 , a period encompassing its major dispute , and was believed responsible for the major cuts in job levels ; it was assumed that he was expected to achieve the same in the coal industry . ) |
| 23 | Aurangzeb had been struck down with a fever , and it was believed that he was beyond recovery . |
| 24 | It was fitting that he was last to leave the Lansdowne Road arena . |
| 25 | After university it was announced that he was going into the armed forces . |
| 26 | Emburey 's last Test was against Australia at Old Trafford in 1989 , the game in which it was announced that he was among 16 rebels who had decided to tour South Africa and accept an international ban . |
| 27 | It was decided that he was bringing them into disrepute and should be dismissed summarily . |
| 28 | The previous week 30 of the country 's 60 examining magistrates had been dismissed , and the Attorney General of Antioquia province , the principal negotiator of the surrender of the Medellín drug cartel chief Pablo Escobar Gaviria in June [ see p. 38283 ] , had resigned after it was revealed that he was related to Gaviria . |
| 29 | Wrath turned on that Prime Minister when it was realised that he was not right , just as it will turn on the present Prime Minister . |
| 30 | It was said that he was retired from the army , the navy , the civil service and the BBC . |