Example sentences of "his [noun sg] was in [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And his sister was in Texas and the brother was in Philadelphia . |
| 2 | Orbis Ali , an Afar , announced that his resignation was in protest against the civil war , which had now continued for one year , and against the deteriorating economic situation . |
| 3 | A TEENAGE cyclist is fighting for his life in hospital after his bike was in collision with a car in Leicester . |
| 4 | The heartiness of the latter part of his sentence was in response to a sudden visible stiffening on Hope 's part . |
| 5 | We knew that his lawyer was in Colorado . |
| 6 | Frederick Brian Buttell , 56 , from the Isle of Man , died when his Fiesta was in collision with a lorry on the A1079 York to Hull road . |
| 7 | Alec Lewis , 84 , died from a stroke two days after his car was in collision with a bus on Muirhead Avenue , Norris Green , Liverpool . |
| 8 | A driver was injured when his car was in collision with a lorry near Northallerton . |
| 9 | His mind was in overdrive . |
| 10 | His mind was in turmoil . |
| 11 | His reply was in part denial of the criticisms , and in part an attempt to change the issue or confuse the matter . |
| 12 | If his marriage was in trouble it was because he and Diana had not been given a chance . |
| 13 | He had left things to others too long , and his sovereignty was in danger of being slighted . |
| 14 | With an interpreter we met for a drink and he told me that because his home was in East Germany he had been forbidden to travel abroad until quite recently when he became an old-age Pensioner ; this voyage was his first taste of freedom . |
| 15 | From 1387 onwards he supervised the carpentry of Winchester College , though his home was in Upchurch in Kent when in 1390 , with his wife Joan , he bought large property in Kingston upon Thames , and also took a sixty-year lease of the Bishop 's Hall there from 18 October 1392 . |
| 16 | His home was in Stroud . |
| 17 | Gibbons carving is a small field so his skill was in demand . |
| 18 | His body was in agony . |
| 19 | Term Characteristic Six months Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 does not apply to a tenancy for a term of years certain not exceeding six months unless : ( 1 ) it contains provision for renewing the term or extending it beyond six months from its beginning ; or ( 2 ) the tenant has been in occupation for a period which , together with any period during which any predecessor in his business was in occupation , exceeds twelve months ( Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 , s43(3) ) . |
| 20 | The Amal leader Nabi Berri announced on Aug. 27 that his group was in possession of the remains of two Israeli " prisoners " , and would allow the Red Cross to examine the bodies once Israel had freed 28 Lebanese women held in Israeli prisons . |
| 21 | His sincerity was in keeping with Army tradition . |
| 22 | His leader was in trouble . |
| 23 | still had no prospects of employment and I do n't think er , er my parents had any erm particular ideas and my father who worked for erm Roads and Bridges Department was speaking to the Chief Clerk at that time , that was , er , his name was in fact and erm he was a very sympathetic character and er he said he 'd have a word with erm with somebody in the County Council and erm see if they could find me employment as a typist and erm using the argument of course that the Education Department had up to that time at the R N C erm paid the balance of the fees for my course , erm I could just mention to you that the scholarship was worth forty pounds a year fee . |
| 24 | Murray added : ‘ The player feels he has let me down and his wife was in tears when she rang . |
| 25 | Too old to see that his wife was in love with someone else ? |
| 26 | Confronted by her misdemeanours , as he ended 28 years in prison , Mr Mandela observed with dignity that if his wife was in trouble it was because he had not been free to take proper care of her . |
| 27 | ‘ Did Maurice have any help in the house when his wife was in hospital ? ’ |
| 28 | Mr Richardson , whose home was on The Promenade , Llanfairfechan , had been at the Old Court for six months because his wife was in hospital . |
| 29 | They grumbled and gossiped among themselves , but Philip knew that his wife was in control . |
| 30 | His beat was in North London . |