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

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1 In a Court of Appeal decision , reported in the same volume as the case from which the passage above is taken , Lord Denning thought that there was a breach of the peace ‘ whenever a person who is lawfully carrying out his work is unlawfully and physically prevented by another from doing it ’ .
2 There is a breach of the peace whenever a person who is lawfully carrying out his work is unlawfully and physically prevented by another from doing it . ’
3 On occasions he seems wistful and quiet but his attitude is definitely and generally antisocial .
4 On occasions he seems wistful and quiet but his attitude is definitely and generally antisocial .
5 His community is emotionally and morally primitive .
6 In my opinion , his marquetry is best when purely ornamental ; and his work of the 1730s is stunning , as is exemplified by the detail of Item 1 which has charming bronze mounts by Francesco Ladetto .
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