Example sentences of "it be the [noun] he had " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | It was the boy he had seen with Shrub . |
| 2 | It was the boy he had met when Georgiades had taken him back to the Place of the Dead ; Ali , Yussuf 's nephew . |
| 3 | It was the child he had desired . |
| 4 | It was the reason he had poured so much effort , care and attention into ensuring the joke 's success . |
| 5 | Mr Loxton was sure that it was the actor he had witnessed near the shop at about the incriminating time . |
| 6 | Robert recognized him now : it was the restaurant-owner he had met on the day he had brought home Hasan — Mr Khan . |
| 7 | He saw the hideous face of the huge thrashing thing before him , superimposed on that blank mask , and knew that it was the face he had been looking for since the death of his wife and son . |