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Discover LudwigThe phrase "because it was he" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is commonly used to explain the cause or reason for a particular action or situation. Example: "She decided to leave the party early because it was he who had caused all the drama." In this sentence, the phrase "because it was he" indicates that the person mentioned was the reason for the drama at the party.
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He sang lead on one song, apologising before its start because it was, he said, a rehearsal for the following night's London show, where it would be played with a special guest on vocals.
"For years, it was impossible, because it was he said, she said," Antilla said.
Maybe he was so keen because it was, he tells me, always his ambition to join the Stones.
Mr Cameron's "asks" were rejected, not because they were too great – but because it was he who made them.
"We profited," Rwarakabije said, "because it was he who gave us the equipment, the war matériel, the ammunition, and the arms".
This question matters, because it was he who led the reappraisal of Cotman in the 1930s, and it is his view of him that has stuck.
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"Because it is!" he said.
"They call it a wilderness because it is," he said.
"And that's not to say it's not great now, because it is," he says.
He started college at Nassau Community, he said, because it was all he could afford.
He was nominated because it was said he could win.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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