Example sentences of "be [adj] [prep] his [noun pl] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Dyson 's opinion of him , which had risen noticeably on hearing that he had been at King 's , had fallen back to zero again ; his having been at King 's was cancelled out by his having been right about his instructions to join Dyson 's department . |
| 2 | Ask Clint whether he feels it has been tough for his kids having a superstar dad and he looks cagey : ‘ Everyone worries about their kids . |
| 3 | They know that he is playing a part ; they are amused by his attempts to amuse them ; and grow fond of him ; and thereby demonstrate their own tolerance to themselves ; and grow even fonder of him as the occasion of the demonstration . |
| 4 | The cultural pattern of the son 's wife being subservient to his parents had created immense difficulties for this mother as she was unable to counter any of their behaviour directly . |
| 5 | Mr Ashdown 's message will be reinforced by the Scottish leader , Jim Wallace , whose standing in the party is high after his efforts to achieve a united opposition front over constitutional reform . |
| 6 | He was used to his friends knowing the answers to his problems but this was the fastest ever . |
| 7 | Bush was careful in his proposals to avoid trespassing on traditional local and state responsibilities for education , assigning , for instance , a panel of administration officials and governors to develop the national tests . |
| 8 | All week Elton John made his various entrances and exits from the High Court , where he was honest about his addictions to drink , drugs and binge eating . |
| 9 | Closing her eyes as her senses seemed to be spinning giddily out of control , she was unaware of his eyes devouring the sheen of her pale skin , gleaming like alabaster in the warm morning light , and the sight of her full breasts rising erotically above the now lowered neckline of her gown . |
| 10 | Nizan was unsuccessful in his attempts to allay the suspicion that he did not really belong to the French communist party . |
| 11 | He could see that Elizabeth was pleased by his attempts to describe it all and continued , ‘ You should see t'stables , coach-houses and t'yard . |
| 12 | Shamlou began feeling an immense sense of power , and was aware of his loins stirring . |
| 13 | She was aware of his fingers beginning to explore the carpet of soft hair which led to her sweet pudenda . |
| 14 | She was aware of his fingers parting the swollen lips of her engorged fig , and fondling the whole length of her dewy slit until he came upon her cute little clit . |
| 15 | She was aware of his eyes resting on her and , looking at him , she smiled . |
| 16 | The grounds on which the father relied were , inter alia , that ( 1 ) the justices heard evidence from which they could properly conclude that his costs had been incurred as a result of the actions and omissions of the local authority ; ( 2 ) as there was no machinery for taxation of costs the justices were correct to assess the amount of the costs ; ( 3 ) the father was entitled to his costs incurred in the Family Proceedings court to the extent allowable under the Legal Aid in Family Proceedings ( Remuneration ) Regulations 1991 and the justices were correct to hold that the actions of the local authority justified making the costs order which included the costs of the hearing on 27 and 28 January 1992 . |