Example sentences of "his [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] danger " in BNC.

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1 He had left things to others too long , and his sovereignty was in danger of being slighted .
2 Everyone knew his life was in danger .
3 When the army began getting tough with the Peking students last year , Zeng was there to act as the country 's conscience , but a week after the outbreak of violence he realised that his life was in danger and that he must leave China while he could .
4 ‘ Did he ever say anything to suggest that he felt threatened , or that his life was in danger ? ’ she asked .
5 He had said publicly on Aug. 12 that his life was in danger , and that the Minister of Labour , Peter Okondo , had told him he " might not come back alive if he went to Busia " .
6 He must have realized that his dignity was in danger for he said something in German to the clerk and never spoke to me again .
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