Example sentences of "[vb past] it was he " in BNC.

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1 It was Allen he asked as though he believed it was he who had been responsible for the verderer 's disappearance .
2 For all his apparent virility , she felt it was he who should have been Harry 's mother .
3 It did n't feel like much at the time , but I knew it was him .
4 Artemis knew it was him before she saw him , because even before he was in the room everyone stood up , and Nanny as always straightened Artemis 's dress , tugging at the back .
5 They knew it was him !
6 Mary heard the calls and knew it was him but she waited .
7 Perhaps she knew it was him and she deliberately was n't answering .
8 He hoped he at least sounded businesslike , as though it were not a private call , and realized immediately that Alexandra would refuse to take the call if she knew it was him .
9 Oh , we all knew it was him with his stout legs and big arse , but everyone became involved in the pantomime .
10 Father Martin knew it was him of course , had to .
11 He made sure I knew it was him by flicking on his interior light and waving me towards him .
12 I knew it was him . ’
13 ‘ I thought it was him . ’
14 Flashman said : ‘ Barry and I took calls on Thursday from someone saying he was Martin Edwards , and we genuinely thought it was him .
15 ‘ We all thought it was him .
16 Esmund Falkes , prosecuting , said when detectives showed Yousefi stills from videos filmed inside the Royal Bank of Scotland , Darlington , he agreed it was him , but staff said they knew the man as Garawand .
17 Inverness Doogie was actually in mid-air when I realized it was him .
18 ‘ We showed her that videofit you issued , she said it was him , and she gave a good description of the lorry .
19 ‘ There was a long pause and Dr Runcie said : ‘ Well , I always suspected it was he who had written it , but I never thought there was anything personal in it .
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