Example sentences of "it be the [noun sg] [prep] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | As for the great Largo e mesto itself , here it 's the intensity of his phrasing that gives so sharp an edge to the sorrow . |
| 2 | It 's the race of his life and he should get the result of his life . ’ |
| 3 | Tonight it 's the story of his uncle and as he stands around in the hall , he talks about his Uncle Rocco who was stationed in Ipswich . |
| 4 | It 's the secret of his success . |
| 5 | It 's the culmination of his development in the theatre since the mid-Sixties brought his unforgettable Lear with Paul Scofield ; his Theatre of Cruelty season ; and the sledgehammer , operatic impact of his Marat/Sade . |
| 6 | Allan says it 's the pressure of his work but the truth is he does n't find her appealing any more . |
| 7 | It 's the basis of his feelings of nationalism . ’ |
| 8 | While Eubank would do well to respect Gimenez 's aggressive , hard-punching style — the Paraguayan has lost five times but never been stopped — it is the preservation of his own lavish lifestyle that drives 26-year-old Eubank on to fight after punishing fight . |
| 9 | It is the story of his search for cultural and historical identity and is , in this sense , a personal exploration as well as a travel book . |
| 10 | It did so only at a price ; but it is the measure of his greatness that few others in ancient or modern times have attempted , let alone carried through , a comparable essay in the reorientation of Christian thought . |
| 11 | Today it is the home of his descendant , Commander Michael Saunders Watson and his family . |
| 12 | Yet despite the iconic status of Van Gogh 's ‘ tragic ’ life , it is the appearance of his work by which he is ultimately signified , his thick impasto brush-stroke , his vibrant yellows , the urgency of his creative drive . |
| 13 | This technique can be highly effective in selling , moving a buyer from being merely interested in the product to being convinced that it is the solution to his problem . |
| 14 | Indeed , it is the ease of his academicism that marks these Quartets , rather than any inspired invention . |
| 15 | It was the base for his ‘ Highgrove set ’ , the gang of pals which included Camilla Parker Bowles whose friendship with Charles over the years made Diana so jealous . |
| 16 | It was the idea of his father , who had first seen the university in 1932 . |
| 17 | I suppose it was the expression on his face that made me scream . ’ |
| 18 | It was the birth of his own son that confronted him with questions . |
| 19 | And , just for a moment , in spite of the pain that brought her , it was the thought of his hurt that tore at her heart . |
| 20 | For Attlee it was the vindication of his policy . |
| 21 | It was the parting from his wife , unquestionably , which had etched the lines of disillusion on his handsome face . |
| 22 | It was the beginning of his life with Jenny Blyth and the end of his life-long love-affair with Glasgow Celtic . |
| 23 | It was the beginning of his sixth day in Little Weirwold . |
| 24 | It was an issue which was never absent : it marred his day of consecration , and it was the subject of his last letter . |
| 25 | Perhaps it was the reference to his father 's tomb . |
| 26 | I think it was the realisation of his disability that decided the man to go for him first . |
| 27 | He said it was the soil of his city . |
| 28 | Although successful , Zarei has only received sponsorship from the sports centre where he swims , and recently from the American company Alena , which provides energy bars and drinks , but it was the state of his shoes which drew attention at Gateshead . |
| 29 | However , as fortune would have it , when I put my ear to M. Dupont 's door , I happened to hear Mr Lewis 's voice , and though I can not recall precisely the actual words I first heard , it was the tone of his voice that raised my suspicions . |
| 30 | Four months later it was Legasov who led the Soviet delegation to the Vienna conference on the disaster , and it was the forcefulness of his opening five-hour speech that established the conventional wisdom about Chernobyl : that it had been caused by human error among the operators , that the measures taken to protect the population had been adequate , and that the Soviet Union had nothing to hide . |