Example sentences of "[noun sg] it be his " in BNC.
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| 1 | Principally in this chapter it is his watercolours that are discussed . |
| 2 | Just for everybody 's benefit it is his plan to retire in July although we have had dates before that have run er over with P C Peters Erm |
| 3 | Sam Reed had set up two of the goals and in the second half it was his cross that led to Grant 's second goal . |
| 4 | If Graham has one irritating trait it is his obstinacy . |
| 5 | If he had one trait of potential consequence it was his fondness for France , which led him to encourage efforts to ally with that country , but the international situation made these futile during his lifetime . |
| 6 | She heard her father say , " Then , by the Holy Sacrament it is his promise he has broken , and can not expect my daughter to keep hers . " |
| 7 | ‘ I saw him on the television the other night it was his run and cross down the left that led to the Americans ’ first goal against England . |
| 8 | ‘ I saw him on the television the other night it was his run and cross down the left that led to the first goal against England . |
| 9 | We regret very much the fact that there have been job losses in the defence industry — of course — and the figure is 25,000 — If the hon. Gentleman will not even listen to the reply to his argument it is his loss . |
| 10 | Cos Mrs the l what they called the laird it was his wife that was the president first . |
| 11 | Well Sir Marquess across the road it was his first wife who died of a brain tumour and left him with three daughters , as we know . |
| 12 | ‘ Of course it was his fault . |
| 13 | Of course it was his own fridge but he was still in the habit of speaking as if , as Mary had inferred , his great-uncle might return . |
| 14 | As a Muslim woman from Jhelum explained to me , in Islam a man can marry four times but according to Islam it is his duty to look after each of his wives and treat them honourably . |
| 15 | As a host it was his duty to protect a female guest from such horrors . |
| 16 | In the end it was his weakness for women and his love of the good life , particularly if sponsored by others , that proved fatal . |
| 17 | He controls all the key levers of government from No10 , as chief executive it is his primary task to spot trouble coming up and to cope accordingly . |
| 18 | ‘ If Peter had a problem it was his temperament . |
| 19 | And the cops standing there asking me if I knew anything and all the time it 's his gear they 're looking at . |
| 20 | Sleep is the only cure for such turbulence , but it 's difficult to achieve , and Mick was hardly rested by the time it was his turn to lead in the dampness of the new morning . |
| 21 | This time it was his turn for a dull flush to warm the tan on his cheeks . |
| 22 | This time it was his eyes that were narrowed as he watched her as closely as any cat after a mouse . |
| 23 | He bent his head again , and this time it was his gentleness which took her by surprise . |
| 24 | This time it was his wine collection , housed in specialy built cellars of Headington Hill Hall in Oxford ; the wine , over 3,000 bottles is being sold off by administrators . |
| 25 | This time it was his turn to give the one word answer . |
| 26 | In fact it was his identical twin , whom nobody knew about , and who had come back to tidy up his brother 's affairs . |
| 27 | If the creditor , without any fraud , accepted it in satisfaction when it was not a sufficient satisfaction it was his own fault . |