Example sentences of "be [prep] his [noun pl] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Harold Watkinson had not survived as Secretary of State for Defence long enough to see his counter-reformation completed , but he did have the satisfaction of knowing that , had it not been for his efforts to swing the pendulum of British Defence policy back into the centre of the spectrum of war , Britain 's disengagement from empire would not have been so successful . |
| 2 | The court may exclude the child from all or any part of the proceedings if it considers this to be in his interests having regard to matters to be discussed or evidence likely to be given . |
| 3 | Given the slightest encouragement , he 'd be on his knees swearing eternal devotion . |
| 4 | And I should n't wonder if Potter has n't been on his knees peering through the railings . ’ |
| 5 | The instructions that John Thorseby , Archbishop of York , issued for the clergy in 1357 and which were on his instructions expounded by the Benedictine monk , John Gaytrick , in a vernacular version known as the Lay Folks ' Catechism , give insight into the framework of thought within which life was assimilated to , and ordered by , Christian belief — the groundwork of assumptions that mystical writers in the vernacular could take for granted . |
| 6 | However , the Chairman is within his rights to take contributors out of order if he thinks that the debate will benefit by this . |
| 7 | ‘ But he has not accepted them and it 's within his rights to do that . |
| 8 | When I get there — the whole place is going up and the farmer 's in his pyjamas trying to save the rick . |
| 9 | OK , but if that 's on his cards to do so why should he be top of the table ? |
| 10 | It is for the hon. Member who is on his feet to decide whether to give way . |
| 11 | He has just broken one of his records deliberately and is on his knees picking up the pieces as he talks to himself . |
| 12 | Henry 's life-long role had been the Kingship of England , it was for his sons to look abroad for glory in battle . |
| 13 | It was against his convictions to call them ‘ actors . ’ |
| 14 | And here he was with his eyes burning bright . |
| 15 | And as long as Charlie had no particular desire to lie flat and be fed through a tube , it was in his interests to see that these were watertight . |
| 16 | Since he wanted people to pay him in cash , and to stimulate the transactions that enabled them to do so , it was in his interests to restore confidence in the currency . |
| 17 | Barrow , the former Liphook all-rounder , wants to continue playing Minor Counties cricket for Berkshire and felt it was in his interests to join a division one side . |
| 18 | Graham brought proceedings to a standstill , arguing that he was within his rights to declare even though the rules stated he had to bat for the full 10 overs . |
| 19 | For his part , Branson was within his rights to insist that Wilson abide by the contract she had signed , but he agreed to renegotiate . |
| 20 | The court refused to issue an order of mandamus on the ground that it had not been established that such a blanket directive had been issued and that it was within his rights to deploy his forces as he wished . |
| 21 | One of the benefactors for whose soul prayers were offered was William Knight , formerly Bishop of Bath and Wells , and it was from his goods entrusted to John Dakyn for disposal that the almshouse received its foundation . |
| 22 | However , it was from his Customs post that he drew most of his money . |
| 23 | Husband was on his feet shouting , George saying : ‘ Harry ! ’ and Miss Milward : ‘ Gentlemen , now please — Sims just sat there , but momentarily without his smile . |
| 24 | Now that the PM was on his Scottish sickbed , George was a near-flat battery , hoarding his last sparks for really crucial issues . |
| 25 | Nigel was on his knees brushing the soil away from what looked like a green glass bottle . |
| 26 | We saw Maggie drag Billy from under the table where he was on his knees praying for ‘ the good Lord to send down lightning and scatter all these wicked people ’ . |
| 27 | Whereupon I fell about in my chair at this with an effective simulacrum of sycophancy , then matadored the old charm around in front of him for a few minutes , and before you could say fundador Walt was on his knees begging me for the coup de grâce . |
| 28 | Now , one man was examining the steel tubes and struts of the scaffolding , dusting the surfaces with aluminium powder and squinting at the result through a lens ; another was on his knees scrutinising the staging planks in case some fibres from the killer 's clothing had become caught in the rough grain of the wood . |
| 29 | North listened to this impassively ; when it was over his eyes filled with tears , but these were not necessarily tears of compunction . |
| 30 | The taxpayer , it said , had not established that it was beyond his powers to obtain the information . |