Example sentences of "be his [noun sg] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nelson Mandela faces a serious dilemma , after appeals it will be his government that must decide whether or not to commute sentence . |
| 2 | Nigel began to believe , if it was n't Eleanor , it must be his health that was at fault . |
| 3 | A simple process may become part of his general knowledge but the more complex it is the less reasonable will be his claim that knowledge of it is part of his general skill and knowledge ; the difficulties can be illustrated in United Indigo Chemical Co Ltd v Robinson [ 1931 ] 49 RPC 178 . |
| 4 | Important though these issues are , Derrida 's major contribution has been his insistence that history is a metaphysical concept according to which the meaning of history always amounts to the history of meaning . |
| 5 | It had n't been his fault that Bill Morgan , the vehicle examiner , had chosen to come in open-necked shirt and corduroys ; neither he nor Dom had cared a damn what their guests chose to wear . |
| 6 | After all it had n't been his fault that Ianthe was in bed with ‘ flu . |
| 7 | For some reason both the adjoining clerical incumbents wished to call his soul their own ; or it may have been his jumble that they wanted . |
| 8 | It had been his wish that the railway should run for the remainder of his life . |
| 9 | So sudden had been his demise that , very soon afterwards , prior to robing , in order to avert any suspicion as to its cause , his body , with face , arms and chest uncovered , was laid out on a board for nine hours . |
| 10 | When I was studying I went to Open Air Theatre and I saw a version there on Christopher er what 's his name that chubby fellow with the glasses Christopher Biggins that 's it . |
| 11 | When I was studying I went to Open Air Theatre and I saw a version there on Christopher er what 's his name that chubby fellow with the glasses Christopher Biggins that 's it . |
| 12 | Now at that stage my Lord Mr er telephoned Mr on the afternoon of the twenty second of October and it 's his case that he explained what had happened at the meeting of the bank to him and er asked him again , in view of the fact that was having to sell him home , if it was possible to withdraw from the contract and it is the plaintiff 's case that he pointed out to Mr er quite definitely and quite clearly on the telephone , on this day , er that without er the funding that he had required to run this business er he could only see that this was going to be potentially disastrous for him er and once again , my Lord as he said this was a fairly heated conversation and er the plaintiff was told by Mr once again that there was no way out for him and he should now concentrate all his efforts on achieving completion , er and once again we were . |
| 13 | It 's his pride that 's involved now . |
| 14 | Well he , he 's on himself hanging over his car because he said it 's , it 's , that it was an inconvenience cos they were late for work , he suppose to be getting a taxi into work every day and back , but where 's his proof that he did ? |
| 15 | And that 's his wife that runs round after him . |
| 16 | It 's his age that is against him , but he 's helped me a great deal since I came into the Irish squad . ’ |
| 17 | David does n't want them in the first place and he wo n't argue , I 've discussed it with Robin he wo n't argue , erm Richard who 's the only one that could really be regarded as a loser dare n't argue 'cos it 's his report that recommends we they come back to us , and John wo n't understand the item so I think we 're alright there . |
| 18 | It 's his eyesight that concerns me . |
| 19 | that 's his car that was smashed up . |
| 20 | ‘ It is his position that the money was left there , ’ Mr Stewart added . |
| 21 | The first is his idea that language is not a thing apart from the rest of life , and related to it only via what goes on in the mind of the language-user . |
| 22 | ‘ He may not be your favourite person at the moment , but Adam did invite me and it is his home that I would be wandering about in . ’ |
| 23 | His protestations of devotion in the trial scene are , in our opinion , genuine , as is his confession that his affair with the Countess is platonic . |
| 24 | Costner can act very well , but it is his presence that really counts , a little like it did for James Stewart . |
| 25 | Foucault 's distrust of conventional forms of history , as we have seen , is a consistent thread in his project , as is his insistence that his historical method is limited to addressing specific problems — often comparable to those posed by the social sciences — to historical documents and practices in order to make them intelligible . |
| 26 | One of Adorno 's strengths is his insistence that changes in the circumstances of musical production affect musical form . |
| 27 | Such is his make-up that he will come for just about any centre because he believes he can reach the ball . |
| 28 | Such is his charisma that thousands of people queue for audiences with him . |
| 29 | It is his type that has been projected as a desirable up to the present time , although I feel that recently , Rottweilers in Germany have become slightly lighter in build and longer in the loin , a very workmanlike animal , designed for Schutzhund work . |
| 30 | His full trunk , before any branch is reached is now massive , and such is his configuration that when I put my arms around him — which I do regularly — only one particular bough is hugged with ease . |