Example sentences of "that [pron] [is] [prep] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | Robin Day told me he had seen her lunching yesterday with Ralph Grunte — it 's rumoured that she 's after his seat . |
| 2 | One of the consequences of this reluctance to surrender autonomy is an extreme difficulty in organizing any collective action unless everyone can be convinced that it is in his or her best interest . |
| 3 | One must , however , question d'Ohsson 's and Hammer 's statements that Hizir Bey became the premier Mufti , and , as is explicit in d'Ohsson and implicit in Hammer , that it is in his time that the office of Mufti originated or at least first gained importance . |
| 4 | Consider advising the client that it is in his interest to maintain profitability through any warranty period . |
| 5 | Where this is overlooked , it is not unknown for the continuing partners to have difficulty in persuading their former colleague that it is in his own interest that changes need to be made . |
| 6 | Colette Crowley told the court : ‘ Having considered the matter carefully , and in view of the various charges that my client faces , we believe that it is in his best interests that this application be made . |
| 7 | ‘ The great thing is that he 's over his glandular fever and has ended all the speculation about his future by signing a new contract . |
| 8 | In that he 's like his great-grandfather . ‘ |
| 9 | At this point he does turn to God , but only to show him that he is at his wits ' end , and to express his fear . |
| 10 | Alex believes that he is like his idol in one major way determination . |