Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [pers pn] be his " in BNC.
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| 1 | Principally in this chapter it is his watercolours that are discussed . |
| 2 | In one chair I 'm the promoter , in another chair I 'm Boris 's manager and in another chair I 'm his friend . |
| 3 | This time it was his turn for a dull flush to warm the tan on his cheeks . |
| 4 | This time it was his eyes that were narrowed as he watched her as closely as any cat after a mouse . |
| 5 | He bent his head again , and this time it was his gentleness which took her by surprise . |
| 6 | This time it was his wine collection , housed in specialy built cellars of Headington Hill Hall in Oxford ; the wine , over 3,000 bottles is being sold off by administrators . |
| 7 | This time it was his turn to give the one word answer . |
| 8 | Sam Reed had set up two of the goals and in the second half it was his cross that led to Grant 's second goal . |
| 9 | He controls all the key levers of government from No10 , as chief executive it is his primary task to spot trouble coming up and to cope accordingly . |
| 10 | Like little Samuel it was his duty to trim the lamps of the monastery and keep them burning . |
| 11 | If Graham has one irritating trait it is his obstinacy . |
| 12 | If it 's a T- shirt it 's his . |
| 13 | Give us that , eh , give us that book it 's his ! |
| 14 | She is God 's creative energy as well as His power to destroy and at the same time she is His saving grace . |
| 15 | Sometimes this is done quite deliberately — he refuses to think about the event at all — while at other times it is his subconscious mind which ensures that he is no longer troubled by it . |
| 16 | In other words it is his job to ensure that AIB is an effective investigating machine ready to cope with all the tasks that fall within its jurisdiction . |
| 17 | For thirty years I was his friend . |
| 18 | ‘ I saw him on the television the other night it was his run and cross down the left that led to the Americans ’ first goal against England . |
| 19 | ‘ I saw him on the television the other night it was his run and cross down the left that led to the first goal against England . |
| 20 | During their bizarre courtship she was his willing puppy who came to heel when he whistled . |
| 21 | If he had one trait of potential consequence it was his fondness for France , which led him to encourage efforts to ally with that country , but the international situation made these futile during his lifetime . |
| 22 | She heard her father say , " Then , by the Holy Sacrament it is his promise he has broken , and can not expect my daughter to keep hers . " |
| 23 | If the creditor , without any fraud , accepted it in satisfaction when it was not a sufficient satisfaction it was his own fault . |