Example sentences of "[ex0] was [noun] in his [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was sand in his mouth . |
| 2 | Though it trembled , there was music in his voice . |
| 3 | His hands and feet seemed to be constantly moving in almost impossibly splendiferous patterns , his eyes shone like June blackberries and there was music in his voice which seemed to roll up in great hopeful waves from deep in his abdomen . |
| 4 | There was helium in his blood . |
| 5 | The officer looked at him scornfully , but there was pity in his voice as he said quickly , ‘ Shoot him , man ! |
| 6 | ’ But there was doubt in his voice . |
| 7 | There was fury in his eyes . |
| 8 | ‘ But whether there was gold in his mind or not , whether he was concerned with the dollar parity or not , as soon as he caught sight of the girl waiting seductively under the lamp in front of him , he fell victim to his own undisciplined and obsessive hungers . |
| 9 | For the first time in her life Horatia was terrified of Rossmayne There was insanity in his eyes , and she knew without a doubt that at that moment he wanted to murder her . |
| 10 | There was Pete in his class who really needed to shave twice a day , who had a deep voice and a very hairy chest , and he was a known bender ; and there was Stuart , who could n't look at a cloud or a diagram in TD lessons or even sometimes a house without seeing a version of the female anatomy , and lie was as smooth as a babe . |
| 11 | There was frustration in his voice . |
| 12 | He filled up the doorway with his uneasy bulk and there was defiance in his eyes . |
| 13 | There was nausea in his stomach and sweat was gathering on his forehead . |
| 14 | Of a sudden , for Yeremi at least there was law in his surroundings . |
| 15 | There was panic in his voice . |
| 16 | He was smiling at her , but there was concern in his eyes . |
| 17 | There was pride in his voice . |
| 18 | There was pride in his voice . |
| 19 | There was pride in his voice , gratitude and humility . |
| 20 | He looked happier than I had seen him for weeks and there was colour in his cheeks . |
| 21 | But his face was full and there was colour in his cheeks . |
| 22 | There was companionship in his silence because it was born of a deep reserve which required help at times to find expression . |
| 23 | But there was respect in his voice as he added , ‘ From where does your great strength come ? |
| 24 | There was disgust in his voice and , much more humiliating , a suggestion of amusement . |
| 25 | There was hatred in his voice now . |
| 26 | He laughed , but there was urgency in his tone nevertheless . |
| 27 | There was blood in his hair . |
| 28 | Everywhere there was blood in his memories , and now he was drinking it himself . |
| 29 | There was blood in his mouth and one of his teeth was broken . |
| 30 | I saw there was blood in his mouth . |