Example sentences of "it be the [noun] himself " in BNC.
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| 1 | For if it were the man himself would crumble . |
| 2 | Father ! ’ ’ it is the Spirit himself bearing witness with our spirit that we are children of God , and if children , then heirs . ’ |
| 3 | Father ’ , it is the Spirit himself bearing witness with our Spirit that we are children of God , and if children then heirs , heirs of God and fellow-heirs with Christ , provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him' ( Rom. 8:15ff ) . |
| 4 | Since it is the poet himself who is the subject , the poem comes across as a very genuine and deeply moving piece of work which regards the real feelings and fears of one who is in the process of losing his own life , rather than , as convention would have it , those of one who has lost another . |
| 5 | But his looks were only a part of it ; it was the man himself who drew her like a magnet , his mind , his character , his spirit , whatever made him him . |
| 6 | An anxious young face disappeared from the window as their car drew up and parked under the dripping trees , but it was the Brigadier himself who appeared at the door to meet them . |
| 7 | It was the customer himself who recognised professionalism when he saw it and responded accordingly . |
| 8 | Suppose he learned that it was the Regent himself who was there . |
| 9 | It was the Colonel himself who taught me how to shoot , and I always went with him for the fishing . |
| 10 | He would plead that the plugs had been planted by someone who bore a grudge against him , and the story would be quickly put round the plant that it was the foreman himself who had fixed it , to settle an old score . |
| 11 | As their investigation progressed , so did their conviction that it was the President himself who was at the heart of the deception . |