Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] be his [noun] [Wh det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Lennie seems to have made up his mind that it 's his midfield which needs strengthening . |
| 2 | If he had bothered to read his own party 's policy document he would have seen that it is his party which seeks to deprive the inspectorate of its independence ; that it is his party which is determined to put the inspectorate under the control of a new quango quaintly called the educational standards commission ; that it is his party which would deprive Her Majesty 's inspectorate of an essential part of what has given it independence and credibility — its role in advising the Secretary of State of the day . |
| 3 | If he had bothered to read his own party 's policy document he would have seen that it is his party which seeks to deprive the inspectorate of its independence ; that it is his party which is determined to put the inspectorate under the control of a new quango quaintly called the educational standards commission ; that it is his party which would deprive Her Majesty 's inspectorate of an essential part of what has given it independence and credibility — its role in advising the Secretary of State of the day . |
| 4 | If he had bothered to read his own party 's policy document he would have seen that it is his party which seeks to deprive the inspectorate of its independence ; that it is his party which is determined to put the inspectorate under the control of a new quango quaintly called the educational standards commission ; that it is his party which would deprive Her Majesty 's inspectorate of an essential part of what has given it independence and credibility — its role in advising the Secretary of State of the day . |
| 5 | How appropriate that it was his try which sealed Ireland 's glorious victory over England at Lansdowne Road last Saturday . |
| 6 | My interest was aroused when he reasoned that it was his blackness which constituted the major drawback in his life at one level , but at another , proved an indispensable asset to his eventual success . |
| 7 | That heart is Welsh , and it is his Welshness which gave him an inner security that enabled him to come this far . |
| 8 | She listens to him more than anyone , and it was his will which prevailed when she composed last year 's Christmas speech , in which she made it clear that she would never abdicate . |
| 9 | We talked a lot during those months on the same bench together , and it was his influence which set me on the trade union path . |
| 10 | His great serve and forehand are technical merits , but it 's his drive which singles him out . ’ |
| 11 | There will be no complaints from 26-year-old Flowers , even though it was his self-confidence which seemed to infect an England team short of inspiration in the past two weeks . |