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Example sentences of "[adv] it be his " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	Perhaps it 's his ideal part , though at times too low .
2	Perhaps it is his nature you know
3	perhaps it was his glance at Meg Dennison 's ravaged face .
4	Perhaps it was his manners and his words .
5	Perhaps it was his puritanical upbringing .
6	Or perhaps it was his imagination .
7	Perhaps it was his mother 's death ?
8	Perhaps it was his room …
9	Or perhaps it was his fingers that were having that effect .
10	Bob is a lecturer at a local college , and so it is his wife Beryl who runs the hotel .
11	So it was his word against the company .
12	So it was his turn to ask questions and , of course , I only told him what I wanted to .
13	So it was his last trip and he 's waiting to hear something now so
14	Now it is his turn to cross .
15	By the time he reached the gallery his mother was at the far end of the broad corridor , but she was n't going into her room or into his room , she was making for the attic stairs , and now it was his turn to raise his eyebrows .
16	Now it was his turn .
17	Now it was his turn to reach for the phone .
18	Now it was his turn to be embarrassed .
19	I had helped him , he said , now it was his obligation to help me .
20	Now it was his aunt Elizabeth who nominated him , mostly because she says he 's a great , considerate wee boy .
21	She had said it all and now it was his turn to speak .
22	Now it was his men that were paying the penalty .
23	His sleeves were rolled up — which was what led me to make such an assumption — but really it was his hair that set the tone .
24	This he usually did , and often it was his eldest son .
25	I said well it 's his bleeding fault as well as yours .
26	Well it 's his pension is n't it ?
27	Well it 's his fucking !
28	Well it 's his fault , his fault
29	‘ She knew quite well it was his birthday .
30	Oh well it was his great aunt