Example sentences of "his [noun sg] [be] in the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Goodnight ! ’ she snapped , and went to slam the door shut on him — then found that his foot was in the way . |
| 2 | Before she could quite close the door , his foot was in the jamb . |
| 3 | His base is in the Chaplaincy Centre , where a welcome is offered to all students irrespective of religious or denominational allegiances and opportunities are provided to worship , make friends , exchange ideas , pursue concerns and ask questions . |
| 4 | A sobbing girl said : ‘ Gerard and his mum were in the living room when the shooting started . |
| 5 | His grave is in the churchyard . |
| 6 | The second episode which Mrs Whitehouse says she remembers with a mixture of ‘ amusement and incredulity ’ involved a scene in which Alf and his son-in-law were in the living room reading : Mike , a football book , and Alf a book that can not at first be seen . |
| 7 | When I first knew Emerson , the days of his glory were in the past . |
| 8 | When he woke up his hair was in the soup and his head on the rim of the plate , and his hostess had left the table . |
| 9 | When the AA van arrived they informed him they could not take his car home unless he or his girlfriend were in the recovery van . |
| 10 | And today , his future is in the balance , as Government whips deliver their verdict to No 10 — that the vote is ‘ too close to call ’ . |
| 11 | Do you know the American President and his adviser were in the malai capital at the time ? ’ |
| 12 | His car was in the turning circle . |
| 13 | Christie believes his buddy is in the sort of shape to be crowned the overall men 's Grand Prix champion at Crystal Palace next Friday and collect the £87,000 that goes with the title . |
| 14 | The spirit of his meticulousness was in the pile of freshly laundered shirts and handkerchiefs at the foot of the bed . |
| 15 | The Council for National Parks would like to see a situation similar to that in America , where the onus is on the developer to prove that his proposal is in the interest of the park , that it is necessary and also appropriate . |
| 16 | But his delight is in the law of the Lord , |
| 17 | His work is in the field of popular education and radio communications . |
| 18 | More of his work is in the St George 's Gallery . |
| 19 | His ad was in the paper again today . |
| 20 | David Malouf is a poet as well as a novelist , but the best of his poetry is in the prose of a novel like this . |
| 21 | By next day his picture was in the papers . |
| 22 | His shop was in the merchants ' quarter of the city — a maze of buildings which had been divided and sub-divided , so great was the demand for space , which lay within the strictly enforced boundaries of the streets which radiated from the Golden Yurt like the spokes of a wheel . |
| 23 | Yesterday , Miss Emily Grenfell had momentarily been at a loss , wanting to know where her fiance was and realizing to her dismay that his safety was in the hands of the shoemaker 's daughter . |
| 24 | And his double-bass was in the hall , ’ she said smugly . |
| 25 | He almost gagged , and Jean-Paul 's hand tightened around the nape of his neck , pulling him down , so the whole of his cock was in the boy 's mouth . |
| 26 | His wife is in the television room with her friends . |
| 27 | His wife was in the bathroom . |
| 28 | The boxing was still on , his wife was in the kitchen and his daughter was sitting in the sofa , reading a magazine . |
| 29 | And his jacket was in the locker behind her . |
| 30 | He kept listening for sounds that would tell him Blackbeard and his henchman were in the vicinity . |