Example sentences of "[noun] be [noun sg] [prep] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | He went on at some length , complete with the appropriate gestures and noises , on his experiences as a car jockey in a parking garage : other people 's cars were part of his early training as a driver and , like every Italian kid his age , he had had a burning admiration for grand prix racing and the great heroes of his day , especially Alberto Ascari . |
| 2 | ‘ Not quite the same thing , ’ Marx said , mildly and without rancour , as if half-truths and no-truths were part of his life , which they were . |
| 3 | Having a fat youth in your crew , whose shoulders were way above his head and who was brilliant at bristling . |
| 4 | As we have seen , a broadening of library skills to " study skills " was a goal for the new deputy head , and both the proposal document and the minutes of the reconstituted committee are evidence of his relative success . |
| 5 | This particular passage is Bukharin at his sophistical worst , since he rails against the ‘ freedom to labour ’ in a manner that dodges the real freedom that workers can obtain by forming trade unions ; this was not a negation of the ‘ freedom to labour ’ , but rather a redefinition of that freedom in a positive manner . |
| 6 | That he is still here after ten years of international rugby is testimony to his remarkable physical durability . |
| 7 | The plan submitted by Alphonse Nicolas Crepinet was part of his complete submission of seventeen drawings . |
| 8 | They were married in July 1848 in Colwall , Hereford , and went to live in Crawley , where George Sumner was chaplain to his uncle John Bird Sumner [ q.v. ] , the archbishop of Canterbury . |
| 9 | Revenge and restoration were part of his duty . |
| 10 | His weapons were part of his his message . |
| 11 | Although she describes a stereotypical beau , Leapor emphasizes that Strephon 's artificial appearance is part of his strategy to deceive Celia . |
| 12 | It was said in his defence that he had been through a tough war as an Infantry NCO and the award of the Military Medal was proof of his bravery . |
| 13 | Their actions are part of his reconstruction and interpretation of a once potent ritual , part of his own ‘ Vitalizing of the Classics ’ . |
| 14 | But you should remember that a regiment 's champion is part of his unit and can not leave it . |
| 15 | Remember that a regiment 's champion is part of his unit and can not leave it . |
| 16 | Loretta reminded herself that telling stories was part of his job , and he had probably heard much worse than this in his time . |
| 17 | Todd 's interest in family structures was part of his search for an explanation of ‘ the distribution of political ideologies , systems and forces on our planet ’ ( p. 1 ) , which political science had significantly failed to provide . |
| 18 | Though Sparkes was game for his first homosexual experience , his thick Yorkshire accent and humorous attitude to life left Minton undone with laughter and not very much happened . |
| 19 | After bailiff 's expenses were charged to the debtor , the debtor found that only £7.35 was credit towards his debt , which a fair price for the car would have more than covered . |
| 20 | Lewis was then run out needlessly when failing to react to Emburey 's call for a third run , and Paul Jarvis was lbw to his first ball . |
| 21 | Lewis was then run out needlessly when failing to react to Emburey 's call for a third run , and Paul Jarvis was lbw to his first ball . |
| 22 | ‘ They were , of course , both clients of Martinez , and all this free publicity was grist to his mill . |
| 23 | Meanwhile , Mr de Kooning , 86 , who is no longer active , is the focus of competition to gain access to work stored in his studio , with the ultimate prize being control of his estate . |
| 24 | Alternatively it could be that Y Ltd. is a manufacturer and that the commodity he buys from X is part of his raw materials . |
| 25 | Her father was president of his own securities corporation , an East Coast patrician — ; ‘ a Mammonite , ’ Edward called him — ‘ a man whose feelings have been arrested by money , power , the dead hand of his ancestors . |
| 26 | Mr Clinton said the successful completion of the GATT ( General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ) Uruguay Round was part of his national economic strategy to expand trade , but he also insisted on ‘ fair trade rules in international markets ’ and spoke of ‘ appropriate safeguards ’ for US workers . |
| 27 | For the first time , Norman was master of his own destiny , hitting a fine recovery from sand to within a yard of the pin , with Faldo 12 feet behind the flag . |
| 28 | All night we listened to the sound of guns and shouting , but in the morning , when the sun came up , the captain was master of his ship again . |
| 29 | That he got into his stride so quickly at the pre-Wimbledon Queen 's Club tournament was evidence of his timing ability , an ability that holds good for both sports . |
| 30 | Steve Jewell was second in his class … |