Example sentences of "for it was he " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was particularly sad , considering that it must have been Walpole whom she idolized and wanted to imitate , for it was he who built Strawberry Hill . |
| 2 | The hand of that great radical political theorist , John Knox , can certainly be detected in this — literally , for it was he who penned the letters . |
| 3 | So wrote Victor Hugo in 1867 in a guide book to Paris , thereby paying tribute to his enemy Napoleon III , for it was he who was in the process of transforming the city . |
| 4 | If the Emperor encouraged Haussmann by taking a personal interest in his plans , it was the Empress who worked with Alphand , a man who might well be called the gardener of Paris , for it was he who was responsible for the landscaping and planting of all the new parks . |
| 5 | For it was he who allowed Jews to re-enter Britain . |
| 6 | And if the doctrine of collegiality is to be seen as one of the major contributions of Vatican II to the life of the Church , even that can be found in the pontificate of Pius XII , for it was he who set up CELAM , the Conference of Bishops of Latin America . |
| 7 | If anyone knew when this unique event might actually happen , it was Werner , for it was he who had dramatically cured the late king of tuberculosis in the 1950s , thereby becoming a much loved honorary member of the tribe , and the recipient of all the latest news and gossip from Torajans visiting the lowlands . |
| 8 | For it was he who arranged the finance which went a long way towards putting the station on the air . |
| 9 | For it was he who helped to find superstar Hanley for Bradford Northern — a signing acknowledged as one of the most significant in Rugby League history . |
| 10 | ’ Bob , ’ corrected Mr Geldof , for it was he . |