Example sentences of "his [noun sg] be [indef pn] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His single-mindedness was something only he could deal with . |
| 2 | In France his books were best-sellers ; among French cookery writers his place is one very much apart . |
| 3 | Even after establishing a separate party , his authority was anything but absolute . |
| 4 | Everything about him , from the sleek black head to the jutting strength of his jawline , to the broad , strong , self-satisfied bulk of him at ease in the chair , announced that he knew in the fibre of his being that his touch was anything but abhorrent to her . |
| 5 | If the speaker is lying , for instance , it may be that what caused his utterance was something quite opposed to belief in what he meant to say , or a favourable attitude towards what his utterance was meant to commend . |