Example sentences of "it is [vb pp] he was " in BNC.
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| 1 | De Glanville though spending some time here at Halling , was a much travelled man , rather I should say kept continuously on the run for these were most troubled times and towards the latter part of his life an interdict was placed on the country and it is recorded he was buried without a service . |
| 2 | It is understood he was reported missing from a dependency unit at South Cleveland hospital earlier in the day . |
| 3 | It is understood he was reported missing from a dependency unit at South Cleveland hospital earlier in the day . |
| 4 | It is believed he was silenced before he could expose an international swindle involving fake cargoes of cigarettes . |
| 5 | But it is believed he was off duty when the telex was sent . |
| 6 | It is believed he was driving a car which was also involved in the incident . |
| 7 | The dead man has not yet been identified although it is known he was 39years-old and was travelling as a front seat passenger in a Ford Escort van . |
| 8 | It is alleged he was beaten with a horse whip when tied upside down in a barn , went hungry and was fed dog food from a bowl . |