Example sentences of "[prep] be [prep] his [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The blow was almost as great for John , who had begun to enjoy a family background after years of being on his own or part of a split family . |
| 2 | Does my right hon. Friend agree , in the calmness of being on his own , that all this is just trendy nonsense ? |
| 3 | In The Ring his pride in being on his own had met with confusion and Isaac and Seth , too , seemed to challenge what he wanted , what he believed in , how he lived — though understandingly enough , he knew . |
| 4 | Officials said yesterday that Robert Lock , 29 , from Cambridge , had been on remand after a court hearing last week when police detected the heroin , believed to be for his own use . |
| 5 | At the end , he wanted to be on his own , so he 'd encourage her to go out on her own and go loony with me . |
| 6 | That 's what he wanted , to be on his own . |
| 7 | ‘ Let's face it , every man has the dilemma of wanting to be with someone and yet wanting to be on his own . |
| 8 | Bowler felt that Minton was happiest when painting and would have been content with a quiet life had he not been driven by a need for others and by the fact that he could not bear to be on his own . |
| 9 | his music thing has n't he ? , he likes music he likes to be on his own , ooh that nails sticking in if you trim your nails properly |
| 10 | When she went back he was asleep or pretending to be in his own bed . |