Example sentences of "in his [noun sg] [coord] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That he has used his linguistic skills to make such a protest , where before he has been content merely with linguistic cleverness , marks an important development in his character and it leaves the reader with a distinctly more favourable impression of him at the end of the play than at the beginning . |
| 2 | ‘ When he came back he announced it was the King who had died in his sleep and it had been on the wireless . ’ |
| 3 | She heard the incredulity in his voice and it fuelled the small truth that had been niggling at her , unacknowledged , all day . |
| 4 | Around him he began to see the unfolding beauty of early summer in his homeland and it held him still with wonder and made him forget the passing of the days . |
| 5 | Food lay like clods of clay in his stomach and it rained , but he was supported by a sense of majesty in ideas and even in himself for having them , though this latter maintenance came and went . |
| 6 | When he came back he had their passports and documents in his hand and it seemed that he could not get rid of them quickly enough . |