Example sentences of "it be [adv] [that] he [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's just that he was passing the house as I came in and he looked at me really strangely . |
| 2 | But I mean I du n no it 's just that he was , he was , you know he can be a really nice bloke |
| 3 | It 's here that he was caught fishing out of season by National Rivers Authority water bailiffs . |
| 4 | Here he began to crystallise the wisdom of some of his best poetry , writing and songs ; for it was here that he was reborn , where he truly began to find himself ; where , not least , the music of Greece entered his soul , evoking earlier memories and melodies , combining with them to suggest a new style , a new mystique . |
| 5 | ‘ It kind of was , but it was more that he was forced into that position . |
| 6 | It was there that he was hurt so badly , rupturing knee ligaments in Spurs ' FA Cup final win over Nottingham Forest in May last year . |