Example sentences of "[verb] his [noun sg] [verb] [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As he shaved his reflection seemed to be the face of a low criminal — or like one of Bodo 's associates — and when he went into the sitting-room his wife bore more than a passing resemblance to an exceptionally severe judge about to condemn that criminal to hard labour for life . |
| 2 | Yeah , I mean his work seems to be , his work seems to be a lettering artist 's work , rather than a typographer 's work . |
| 3 | I mean his face needs to be improved really , dun n it ? |
| 4 | He said his daughter wanted to be cured . |
| 5 | That said his fitness has to be 100% for Wilko to play him at all , and he clearly is liable to get himself sent off . |
| 6 | ‘ A steward had his head cut through being struck , it is believed , with a spanner , ’ the Times correspondent wrote , ‘ The chairman read the Public Meetings Act 1908 in the presence of a large number of police . |
| 7 | Secretions which block or threaten to block his airway have to be removed by suction . |
| 8 | All evils have to be dealt with ; nothing happens by accident ; every occurrence that threatens his existence has to be explained . |
| 9 | FERRARI yesterday decided to drop its appeals against the £32,000 fine and ban imposed on Nigel Mansell following his failure to stop after being disqualified from the Portuguese Grand Prix , writes Maurice Hamilton . |