Example sentences of "[adv] his [noun] that [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or was it less his personality that accounted for their compliance than his power — a power so much greater than that of a headmaster within the State system ? |
| 2 | Nathan thought bitterly about how it was only his abnormality that made him suitable for Leila 's purposes . |
| 3 | His sister did n't need anger at the moment , and it was only his concern that had allowed it to escape . |
| 4 | He had explained his character to her by saying , ‘ He lives half in the air ; it 's only his toes that touch the ground . ’ |
| 5 | It was quite literally his vitality that had been sapped by Montaine 's death , leaving his talent and his intelligence in irons without it . |
| 6 | Was it not his knife that blinded me , at your order ? ’ |
| 7 | It 's not his compositions that interest me but more his attention to detail . |
| 8 | Thus , an individual who has always been an atheist and who is ‘ converted ’ to Christianity may also give up his beliefs that indulging in alcohol , licentious sex , drugs and beating up little old ladies are acceptable elements of every-day behaviour . |
| 9 | Are you sure it was n't his cat that scored against John ? ? ? |
| 10 | But it was n't his deeds that made him a Christian , it was his trust in Jesus Christ . |
| 11 | THOUGH FATHER MCGIFF ADMITTED to himself that he was no longer a youngster , he knew it was n't his age that had him suddenly welcoming autumn and winter far more than he had ever welcomed spring and summer . |
| 12 | Oddly , it was n't his anger that made her eyes prickle and her vision blur . |
| 13 | It was n't his words that had hurt , but the intention behind them . |