Example sentences of "his [noun sg] was [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 'd explained that his sister was on the pumps at the Smiling Service Filling Station , even though it was Good Friday . |
| 2 | His enthusiasm was in no way aroused by the prospect of being blown up honourably with the ladies and gents . |
| 3 | His favourite was about the man who told a doctor : ‘ Yes . |
| 4 | This particular campaign may have failed but Paisley had demonstrated that his heart was in the right place . |
| 5 | His heart was in the right place . |
| 6 | I 'd say his heart was in the right place if I did n't doubt that , since he has so little sympathy for the victims of his young tearaways . |
| 7 | His route was across the Niagara River above the falls . |
| 8 | But as soon as his foot was on the first step of the stairs , Charles heard the fatal summons over the loudspeaker . |
| 9 | Before she could quite close the door , his foot was in the jamb . |
| 10 | ‘ Goodnight ! ’ she snapped , and went to slam the door shut on him — then found that his foot was in the way . |
| 11 | Thomas Bewick of Newcastle was the pioneer and perhaps the greatest exponent of this art ; his History of British Birds of 1797–1804 was a splendid example of what could be done , although his text was of no scientific significance . |
| 12 | Technically the appeal against the decision of Potts J. is interlocutory because decided on an application by the defendants to strike out the claim as disclosing no reasonable cause of action , while the appeal against the decision of Phillips J. is a final appeal because his decision was on a question directed by consent to be tried as a preliminary issue . |
| 13 | He lifted it and looked at her , and she saw that his skin was like a Red Indian 's , incredibly weathered , his eyes red-raw , his mouth cruel , damaged . |
| 14 | To his dad , they went back to Berlin in nineteen seventy for a visit cos his mum was in a home which |
| 15 | But what there is clearly indicates that his family was well-to-do , and that his upbringing was of a kind available only to those with status and financial resources . |
| 16 | He had to shave , grey bristles ; for Parker had gone bald suddenly ( and very young , a terrible fright , he had awoke one morning , all his hair was on the pillow ) and his wigs — he had three , short to long to shaggy ; the ploy , he hoped , visits to the barber — were black for blue . |
| 17 | Which was okay when he was younger ; his mother , she had helped him choose his first wigs ( even if he could not tell her the cause of his fright , all his hair was on the pillow ) . |
| 18 | His hair was on the long side too , and she was almost sure he bleached the ends . |
| 19 | When he woke up his hair was in the soup and his head on the rim of the plate , and his hostess had left the table . |
| 20 | The fine red-gold of his hair was like an angel 's aureole against the street lamp . |
| 21 | Ferguson , for his part , can now look any supporter of his club in the eye and say that Gough having to commit the foul that debarred him from a Cup-tie verified the youngster 's ability to put an awkward pre-match situation out of his mind and play in a determined way that suggested his temperament was on the mend . |
| 22 | For a moment Sophia was afraid that Mark was going to speak sternly to her , for his eyes had their rather distant look and his mouth was in a firm line . |
| 23 | He began by admitting that there was a crisis of power , but he denied that his administration was without a programme to overcome it . |
| 24 | The Kritian boy looked even more slightly to his right , but his weight was on the other leg . |
| 25 | When his car was past the missile launchers , past the guards , he demanded speed . |
| 26 | His car was in a line of traffic travelling towards Leominster when it was involved in a collision with Mr Haigh 's car , which was in front . |
| 27 | His car was in the turning circle . |
| 28 | For a second his mind was off the ball , leaving it free for Patrick Lombard to belt in and whip it away , dribbling it for a few yards , then powering it to Mike , who , relishing his new freedom at Number Two , took it up field . |
| 29 | She wondered if he ever dropped it ; she could sense that , however fluently he talked , however intently he listened — and he listened very intently — his mind was at the same time pursuing some other parallel track . |
| 30 | His mind was in a whirl and he was worried . |