Example sentences of "his [noun sg] be [prep] the " 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 | If his leaning is towards the physical side , or his leaning towards to biological side , to take chemistry , biology and physics , to take those subjects in the sixth form at A level , and then come straight to university and develop his inclinations in the way that he is here to do . |
| 3 | His favourite was about the man who told a doctor : ‘ Yes . |
| 4 | ‘ After all , his heart 's in the right place . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ His heart 's in the right place but he 's a bit mixed up so we 'll have to give him time . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Nisodemus might be a bit over-enthusiastic , ’ said Gurder , ‘ but his heart 's in the right place . ’ |
| 7 | This particular campaign may have failed but Paisley had demonstrated that his heart was in the right place . |
| 8 | His heart was in the right place . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | His route was across the Niagara River above the falls . |
| 11 | But as soon as his foot was on the first step of the stairs , Charles heard the fatal summons over the loudspeaker . |
| 12 | Before she could quite close the door , his foot was in the jamb . |
| 13 | ‘ Goodnight ! ’ she snapped , and went to slam the door shut on him — then found that his foot was in the way . |
| 14 | Yes , his statue 's down the road there . |
| 15 | His base is in the Chaplaincy Centre , where a welcome is offered to all students irrespective of religious or denominational allegiances and opportunities are provided to worship , make friends , exchange ideas , pursue concerns and ask questions . |
| 16 | A sobbing girl said : ‘ Gerard and his mum were in the living room when the shooting started . |
| 17 | Kirkpatrick is a marvellous rugby man , but surely his expertise is with the development of youngsters he enjoys so much . |
| 18 | His grave is in the churchyard . |
| 19 | The second episode which Mrs Whitehouse says she remembers with a mixture of ‘ amusement and incredulity ’ involved a scene in which Alf and his son-in-law were in the living room reading : Mike , a football book , and Alf a book that can not at first be seen . |
| 20 | When I first knew Emerson , the days of his glory were in the past . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 ) . |
| 23 | His hair was on the long side too , and she was almost sure he bleached the ends . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | His kitchen is on the bottom floor and Merlin 's bedroom is where the driver of the bus would usually be ! |
| 27 | When the AA van arrived they informed him they could not take his car home unless he or his girlfriend were in the recovery van . |
| 28 | The Kritian boy looked even more slightly to his right , but his weight was on the other leg . |
| 29 | And today , his future is in the balance , as Government whips deliver their verdict to No 10 — that the vote is ‘ too close to call ’ . |
| 30 | Do you know the American President and his adviser were in the malai capital at the time ? ’ |