Example sentences of "be his [noun] that [verb] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 It 's his eyesight that concerns me .
2 It is his word that makes us aware of our condition .
3 It is his word that makes us aware that Jesus Christ came and died for us , that God loves us .
4 And I bet it was his hair that put them off .
5 Deane scored for Leeds , and , it could be argued he scored for Tottenham as well cos I think it was his foot that deflected it past Beaney .
6 It was his tone that got me .
7 So when I was ushered into his consulting room , it was his welfare that concerned me as much as my own .
8 It was his eyes that riveted their attention .
9 But it was his eyes that compelled her gaze ; between generous lashes they glowed with an amber back-light .
10 Indeed , it was his example that led me to see beneath the brilliance and beauty of Paris , where the plight of its dispossessed is mirrored in the experience of the very people — artists and intellectuals — who are responsible for its reputation .
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