Example sentences of "it is [prep] he " in BNC.

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1 Quirinus is lord there and he knows me , for it is with he and his Myrcans that I took up service over a year ago .
2 It would be convenient to report that Ross Cranston 's performance was as immaculate as his appearance or that it is on him that the smart money will be laid .
3 Consequently , it is to him that the European world owes a uniform calendar corresponding to the needs of a universal society and based upon the Christian year .
4 He is the chief executive and administrative officer of the local authority , and it is to him in the end that the council must turn to see that the decisions of the council are executed .
5 It is to him that the most certain benefit of holding more surgeries would accrue : they would give proof of availability and sympathetic concern and increase the number of his personal contacts .
6 The landowner , Lord Wharncliffe , conscious of the loss of one of Britain 's greatest natural assets , immediately instructed his workmen to reconstruct the lip exactly as it was before , and it is to him that we now owe the sight of Hardraw Force in all its almost-original splendour .
7 It is to him we go when we need support .
8 ‘ We shall send to you , Khan , and you shall advise us — but Alexei shall lead them , and it is to him we shall issue our patent . ’
9 If we want to understand and possess the Spirit in his fullness , we need to keep our eyes firmly on Christ himself , for it is to him that all the Spirit 's authentic witness is directed .
10 Funakoshi 's son , Yoshitaka , became something of a driving force behind his father 's club , and it is to him that the famous ‘ mawashi geri ’ , or roundhouse kick , is accredited .
11 An interesting case study , thought Juliet — I suppose that 's all it is to him .
12 Broadly speaking , the higher a person is in the management structure , the more essential it is for him or her to be given work when it is available .
13 This one 's just as much of a prezzie for you as it is for him because it smells absolutely delicious !
14 I want him to know how futile it is for him to try and escape my influence … "
15 We have a resource which Jeremiah did n't have , but St–Paul did — the companionship of the Holy Spirit , to be the strength when our work leads to tears , and to be the encourager whatever we do and wherever we do it , so long as it is for Him .
16 He takes the understandable view that it is for him to take the first steps in Russia , which he is doing to keep the scientists in Russia .
17 Under the Electricity Act 1989 , it is for him to decide on the methodology for developing renewable energy in Scotland .
18 The legislation does therefore not set up any presumption in the employee 's favour ; rather it is for him as claimant to lead evidence which tends to establish that it is more likely than not the employer gained from possession of the patent .
19 The older the child is the harder it is for him to overcome his difficulty , but there are courses and there are techniques available which definitely do help children to overcome their problems with reading and with spelling and with language as a whole .
20 And yet — any talent I have — it is from him .
21 The central matter to which the gospel points , he insisted , is Jesus Christ himself ; and it is in him , as the head and Lord of all mankind , that all men are invited to discover God , their neighbour , and themselves .
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