Example sentences of "[ex0] be [pron] [prep] his " in BNC.

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1 The Labour leader , John Smith , took full advantage of their discomfiture , and the conference demonstrated that whatever its doubts over Smith 's modernising intentions , there are none concerning his home rule credentials .
2 He reminded me that there were plenty in his early lifetime .
3 An but the National Health for his er , he got medical treatment for himself , but there 's nothing for his family , or his children , they had to pay the Doctor .
4 Kersey said : ‘ I 've been checking ; there 's nothing in his diary to say that M was a woman but you ca n't get M out of Kevin Brand . ’
5 There 's something in his soul o'er which his melancholy sits on brood , and I do doubt the hatch and the disclose will be some danger ; which for to prevent I have in quick determination thus set it down : he shall with speed to England …
6 Yes there is something outside his window , however near or far and it is alive but he does n't have to be seeing it and on the other hand something is alive in the room because actually if you look at the context of that , something else is alive beside the clock 's loneliness and the blank page where my fingers move .
7 There is something in his voice that sounds like regret ; he likes to be inside the minds of craftsmen of 400 years ago , making the furniture , building the house .
8 Siegel said softly , ‘ If that 's the case , let's hope there is something in his life that he would miss too much to let it go so easily … ’
9 There is something in his voice .
10 Responding to such an equation of the spirit with femaleness , Norris points out that Gregory of Nyssa ( one of the Cappadocians ) does indeed speak of Christ as casting out demons by the power of the Spirit , but that there is nothing in his language to imply a subordination of the Spirit to Christ !
11 On the other hand , if there is someone in his past who still has a place in his heart , you do need to know about it before you can deal with it .
12 It was only after he had asked for the bill that he said something that had her on guard again , although there was nothing about his lazy , ‘ Enjoy the party , did you , by the way ? ’ that should have caused her muscles — including her tongue muscles , it seemed — to instantly tighten .
13 There was nothing in his face to show how much he enjoyed teasing his only sister .
14 There was nothing in his wallet when I found him . ’
15 There was nothing in his early childhood to hint at the extraordinary life he would lead .
16 In fact , he probably enjoyed the nationwide attention he received and there was nothing in his previous conduct to suggest he would be worried by the escalating costs .
17 And there was nothing in his present circumstances likely to ensnare him in sensuality .
18 There was nothing in his past which could conceivably cast any doubts upon his convictions or patriotism .
19 There was nothing in his house to remind him of Ecalpemos .
20 There was n't a girl in the village he could n't … but when he thought about it , there was nothing in his statement , so far as he could remember , that said anything about …
21 No , there was nothing in his suspicion .
22 There was nothing in his face that she could interpret as affection or even as desire .
23 Huy glanced at his companion , but there was nothing in his expression except serious concern .
24 There was nothing in his chinless face of the awesome wonder that Gabriel usually looked down on .
25 There was something about his voice that moved her , made her go weak at the knees .
26 His quarrel with Luther meant that he had little influence in Germany , but there was something about his insistence on thrift , application , and hard work for its own sake that struck sympathetic chords in the Zurich temperament .
27 There was something about his presence that made her feel calm and peaceful .
28 There was something about his tone that lifted Ronni 's hackles .
29 There was something on his mind , anxiety , certainly , anxiety for his family ; perhaps he had realised that if he was to get anything out of Cowley at all he was going to have to be co-operative .
30 He looked , little doubt of it , considerably relieved , but clearly there was something on his mind , for he stood hesitantly beside the table , his eyes scouting around for some object upon which to focus .
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