Example sentences of "it be [Wh adv] he have [vb pp] " in BNC.

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1 It was where he had taken a vivacious Puerto Rican paediatrician , Carmen Rodriguez , on their first date .
2 Whether it was when he 'd scored 10 or at some other delicate fulcrum in his innings that the Smallholder decided that he 'd sufficiently built his innings and could start unleashing his shots I know not , but the incontrovertible fact was that by tea he had 34 to his name , including five boundaries .
3 It was when he had pictured Morpurgo in his mind 's eye that it had occurred to him : such a trivial matter , yet nonetheless not right , not right at all — surely he must be mistaken .
4 Charley Hoskins had been trained as a blacksmith but , like so many Saltash boys , had his heart set on the sea and it was when he had joined the Royal Navy that he met Ben Bellaser .
5 Would they find each other much changed , or would it be like it was when he had come back from school for the holidays ?
6 It was why he had come home
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