Example sentences of "it is he " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | It is he who is making arrangements with the Transkei government to decide when and where the house is to be built . |
| 2 | Reason , one might think , for the wary traveller to duck behind the luggage lockers , but no , the assembly listens rapt as John Berger ( for it is he ) embarks upon a long yarn about two Italian peasants who meet at a Communist Party dance . |
| 3 | He 's got to say this is what he 's trying to do in order to gain what it is he 's trying to gain . |
| 4 | This ‘ inverted causation ’ as it has been called , which is a major element of Marxist theory , is to be found in the theory of Asiatic production , in that the subjects of the Asiatic despot are made to believe that they can live because of the blessing of the god-king , the true guardian and shepherd of the community , while really it is he who is living off them . |
| 5 | Mr Reichardt 's admirers say that if any American banker knows how to lend to property developers it is he — he was once one himself — and where better to do it than California ? |
| 6 | Were he among familiars it might help him but as it is he can not place himself here and it is pitiful to see how lost he is . |
| 7 | It is he who draws the moral , declaring that the low-life characters are no worse than the corrupt ruling class , the only difference being that the poor are punished for their vices . |
| 8 | But I think it is he . |
| 9 | As it is he knows nothing whatever about me . |
| 10 | As it is he 'll limp for a month . ’ |
| 11 | Rightly speaking , this is not the Soldier 's tale at all but the Devil 's , for it is he who controls everyone at all times , playing with them like pawns in his game , a game of wrecking and destroying , of interference and final triumph . |
| 12 | I do n't know who you 're looking for and I do n't want to know but even I can see that whoever it is he wo n't be overjoyed to see you … ’ |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | A widespread factor is found where real or suggested expertise is involved in a transaction and where at the same time it may be assumed that the customer is ignorant about what it is he is paying for . |
| 15 | It is striking that Papinian ( if it is he ) emphasizes the value of the decision only in terms of its effect on the family expectations of father and children as to how mother will behave . |
| 16 | No doubt : it is he ! |
| 17 | So when he experiences doubt , it is he , not his belief , that has been weighed and found wanting . |
| 18 | Jay , however , is less forthcoming when it comes to defining exactly what it is he and his colleagues at Talkin' Loud are looking for . |
| 19 | If Brian Wilson wishes to echo the slurs of Ian Lang by referring to those organising the call for a referendum as ‘ headless chickens ’ , that is his choice , but if he thinks that is the best way to protect health , education and jobs from Tory policies , it is he who will be judged harshly . |
| 20 | To be fair to Sir Walter , it is he who begins the commemoration of the event by building the ‘ Pleasure-House ’ ; he also imposes ‘ a cup of Stone ’ upon ‘ the living Well ’ . |
| 21 | ‘ For it is he that goes about to destroy me and my blood . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Yes , well whatever it is he 's not going to do it and it seems to mean coming to meals . |
| 23 | ‘ Thou shalt remember the Lord thy God : for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth , that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers ’ ( Deut. 8 : 18 ) . |
| 24 | It is he who has been instructed by our intelligence people in London how to conduct the operation with three friends . ’ |
| 25 | It is he who taunts Elvira with the famous ‘ Catalogue ’ aria , listing his master 's conquests : 640 in Italy , 231 in Germany , 100 in France , 91 in Turkey , and 1,003 ( so far ) in Spain . |
| 26 | He never missed an opportunity to criticise the new ruck/maul laws and he had an absolute right to do so — because it is he who has found ways to minimise their dreadful effect , because he was never one of those coaches who sought refuge under the old laws , and because he is the finest coach in the world by results , demeanour and inspiration . |
| 27 | It is he who brings into this world all the powers to be used in it ; at the same time it is he who could become predator through sorcery of his own people ( see Overing 1985 ) . |
| 28 | It is he who brings into this world all the powers to be used in it ; at the same time it is he who could become predator through sorcery of his own people ( see Overing 1985 ) . |
| 29 | He 's not yet sure if it 's operable , but if it is he wants me to take the case . |
| 30 | If he can actually make an effort to write in and persecute gays and ‘ ethnics ’ , then it is he who is spreading a terrible disease and ‘ twisting young kids ’ minds ’ . |