Example sentences of "be [prep] [pron] favour " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's a good game to get us going again , although I do n't think the ground or conditions will be in our favour . |
| 2 | This could be in his favour , as the penalties for failing to hit the targets at the par-fives are known to all television viewers . |
| 3 | We knew it would be in his favour if he drove well . |
| 4 | The recent rainfall will be in his favour , as his best form has been on ground with a cut in it . |
| 5 | The balance of convenience still had to be shown by the plaintiff to be in his favour but , as Wedderburn says , the threat of irreparable harm to the employer 's ‘ property ’ in his business interests could not be out-weighed by the defendant union . |