Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [noun pl] [prep] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Bond has been building rockets since his teens . |
| 2 | The 47-year-old man has been given nicknames by his disgruntled staff , the tribunal was told . |
| 3 | Christopher Robson ( countertenor ) has recently been electrifying audiences with his performances of Arsamenes in Xerxes at the English National Opera , and when he opens his mouth on this recording he may as well be plugging us all into the mains . |
| 4 | The 21 year old had been treated for depression and had been prescribed tablets by his doctor on 15 occasions . |
| 5 | While Dostoevsky was interested in the noble Moor and the jealousy question , he will also have been pondering ghost-reasons for his own villain . |
| 6 | You could rarely get a straight answer from any of them , they 'd been dodging questions about his father for so long ; evasion was a way of life with them . |
| 7 | EARLY this year there were reports of a ‘ blazing row ’ after Andrew had been shown pictures of his wife with Wyatt on holiday . |
| 8 | Joey Dunlop , who has been having problems with his Honda and Kevin Mitchell on the 500cc grand prix Yahama , share third place on 118. 84mph . |
| 9 | Author Bob Woodhouse will be signing copies of his new book today . |
| 10 | To say what it ought to be would be to express attitudes of his own , which he does not regard as the task of the kind of philosopher like himself who is , in his professional work , trying to understand ethical discussion rather than to participate in it . |
| 11 | For the first time ever in Germany , Chillida , who normally works with museums in Spain , will be exhibiting pieces from his private collection . |
| 12 | ‘ However , he seems to be having problems with his friends in the cabinet on that one , ’ said Dr. Upshall . |
| 13 | Chirac had to be seen to be making concessions to his defeated rival Le Barre in order to get Le Barre 's support for the run-off against Mitterand . |
| 14 | He will be telling stories about his life and times in Roman Colchester , giving children an authentic insight into the town 's past . |
| 15 | ‘ And I remember thinking , says Wendy , ‘ that no way would Mark go along with that because it would be casting aspersions on his masculinity . |
| 16 | The popular TV star , who first shot to fame with the children 's favourite Crackerjack , has even been swapping jokes with his doctors . |
| 17 | I 've been hearing rumours about his methods of taming his crew … things to make your hair stand on end . |
| 18 | The 68-year-old hero of the World War Two has still been fighting battles of his generation . |
| 19 | They were to remain corner-stones of his thought . |
| 20 | On his eastern border , Ine brought pressure to bear on the eastern Saxons who were sheltering exiles from his kingdom . |
| 21 | John former associate of the Krays , we were offered details of his criminal record for four hundred pounds . |
| 22 | Travis was breathing hard , and there were banked fires in his eyes , yet his voice was coolly controlled . |
| 23 | Finally , there are the prophecies of Alexander 's imminent death which were circulating weeks before his death . |
| 24 | In 1889 he returned to England and enjoyed high society and sporting pursuits : there were shooting parties on his Norfolk estate , and he held his own private stand at Epsom . |
| 25 | She was in search of a closer knowledge of her great-uncle , and here were informed friends of his , one of them of long standing , who could surely tell her a great part of what she wanted to know . |
| 26 | There are telling indications of his almost awed nervousness before he compliments Crisp . |
| 27 | But first , the renowned business troubleshooter Sir John Harvey-Jones is helping traders in his home town to beat the recession . |
| 28 | He 's won awards for his skill , now he 's putting that to the test and hopefully earn a bit of cash at the same time . |
| 29 | Mr Wright , who lives at Hedgerows , Harleston Road , is seeking sponsors for his planned jump and has already received donations from his former employer , Thames Valley Eggs , and from the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society . |
| 30 | TYCOON Tiny Rowland is selling shares in his troubled Lonrho conglomerate for the first time , it was revealed last night . |