Example sentences of "it [be] he [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Could it be he understood them too well , and would know what the discrepancy meant ?
2 Well no it 's he did n't give two hundred pound for it , and he 'd had it eight or ten years .
3 Japanese code , it 's he has
4 Well , it 's he 's now he 's now got marriage plans
5 and I , sort of , said to him it 's he 's enjoyed it , he has n't , sort of , moaned .
6 It 's he 's gone by ran across the road and went down that
7 best of it is he had n't taken it out of the
8 He is employed doing whatever it is he does by a Bank whose caring dirigeants wear pin-striped underpants and will look after him until he retires .
9 ‘ He 'll be busy , ’ said Robert , ‘ studying briefs , or whatever it is he does . ’
10 It is he said extremely doubtful .
11 As it is he knows nothing whatever about me .
12 When the child does what you want , tell him what it is he has done that has earned your praise — for example , ‘ That was good of you to tidy up your toys .
13 He 's not yet sure if it 's operable , but if it is he wants me to take the case .
14 ‘ It may help to remember , ’ she adds , ‘ that the man has n't necessarily gone out looking , and he might not even be conscious of what it is he wants .
15 Batty 's other great strength is controling the ball , no matter how fast or high it is he brings it down with his chest or foot so he can lay it off for someone else to make a defence splitting pass .
16 sleeping in the car today , that 's what it is he 's just woken up .
17 What he said was you do n't get paid until the erm the actual sort of whatever it is he 's sold has been installed .
18 Though he did not know it , and never would , he was looking at the blazing jet-pipe of Colonel Bowers ' F-15 Eagle as both men raced on different missions towards the British capital , neither man knowing what it was he carried .
19 And without even checking where it was he planned to take her .
20 No doubt she was wondering what it was he expected to find .
21 No , no it 's a lot better than what it was he went to the doctor and the doctor said .
22 He seemed almost overcome by her arrival , as if she 'd breezed through his mind and driven out whatever it was he 'd been planning to say .
23 Leaving whoever it was he 'd been talking to , he started towards her .
24 It was he laid my terms before them , and put the idea into their heads , ’ said Owen with a wry smile .
25 When asked to show what it was he offered a bottle opener , but Miss Sherwin said as he did so he dropped a polythene bag containing 12 LSD tabs and a small amount of cannabis resin .
26 As it was he had to be satisfied with a rise of 48 per cent to £514,558 , well below the highest-paid public company boss , Lord Hanson , who received £1.5million for his efforts .
27 He looked at me as if he was now wondering quite what it was he had invited into his home .
28 There was something definitely wrong , but what it was he had no idea .
29 As it was he had obviously grown tired of the regular struggles and gone off to find someone who gave in more readily .
30 Then he let go of my sleeve as if he 'd confessed what it was he had to confess .
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