Example sentences of "to his [noun] it [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When at length Isambard moved his hands to his belt it was not to the hilt of his sword , but to the buckles from which it hung . |
| 2 | To his surprise it was there . |
| 3 | We regret very much the fact that there have been job losses in the defence industry — of course — and the figure is 25,000 — If the hon. Gentleman will not even listen to the reply to his argument it is his loss . |
| 4 | By the time we got him to his box it was obvious he was badly hurt . |
| 5 | As he tottered back to his seat it was as much as I could do not to applaud . |