Example sentences of "[conj] his [noun sg] is [adv] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 The Welsh annals misdate the battle of Cogwy ( that is , Maserfelth ) by two years , to 644 ( AC s.a. 644 ) as opposed to Bede 's 642 , and place the death of Penda in 657 ( AC s.a 657 ) , but the interval here between the alleged date of Penda 's accession and his death is more than ten years .
2 On the other hand , if his reversion is less than 14 months longer than the sublease , on the expiry of the sublease he will not be the competent landlord for the purposes of Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 if his own landlord is prompt in serving a section 25 notice .
3 He does n't actually use the words but his philosophy is clearly that the New Zealand sojourn may have been the darkest hour but that the darkest hours comes before the dawning of a new day .
4 On occasions he seems wistful and quiet but his attitude is definitely and generally antisocial .
5 On occasions he seems wistful and quiet but his attitude is definitely and generally antisocial .
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