Example sentences of "his [noun sg] is [adv] [vb pp] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But his vocabulary is strictly limited and his fighting skills with said chainsaw , now attached by bolts to his handless arm , inventive . |
| 2 | Because Richard usurped the throne , his retinue is inevitably seen as inimical to the crown and therefore in an important sense independent of royal authority . |
| 3 | Because Richard usurped the throne , his retinue is inevitably seen as inimical to the crown and therefore in an important sense independent of royal authority . |
| 4 | We can quickly dispose of the most obvious zone fossil , the king himself , in that he had already lived for 60 years before his era began and we have seen that his era is commonly regarded as lasting several years after his extinction . |
| 5 | His argument is further weakened when he seeks to defend the very institution that does bring us Dynasty , Dallas and Blankety Blank ! |
| 6 | What any German industrialist will tell you is that his workforce is better trained than the UK 's . |
| 7 | The victory of Christ at the cost of his life is faithfully expressed where sorrow and joy are mingled . |
| 8 | ( The year of his birth is usually cited as 1800 , as a result of a mistake in his obituary in the Gardeners ’ Chronicle . ) |
| 9 | In the earlier years , however , it was the first and the third that he most tended to emphasise — the otherness of God , and the impossibility of climbing up to true knowledge of him by our own efforts — so that even today his thought is widely interpreted as essentially negative , as circling ever around God 's ‘ No ! ’ to human presumption . |
| 10 | Thorough in all its countless details his book is well written and easy to read , its charm further enhanced by many true to life sketches made in the field by John Busby . |
| 11 | Thorough in all its countless details his book is well written and easy to read , its charm further enhanced by many true to life sketches made in the field by John Busby . |
| 12 | As Toad might say , his version is extensively refurbished and complete with every modern convenience : the finest show on the river . |
| 13 | His ankle is badly swollen and he is struggling for the weekend . ’ |
| 14 | Although his view is probably idealized and unlikely to be particularly informed about peasant conditions , there is some evidence to support his assertions . |
| 15 | His face is badly beaten and he has two black eyes . |