Example sentences of "it was [noun sg] [prep] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was pride in his beauty that was his undoing ! ’ |
| 2 | He knows the place well — it was part of his Foreign Office brief three years ago — and he impressed people there with his sympathetic views . |
| 3 | He gave her the money then , and said it was part of his retainer for the season . ’ |
| 4 | Later , I saw it was part of his fear : if I had the means to escape , perhaps I would use it ? |
| 5 | He liked comfort and it was part of his image . |
| 6 | It came at him again , and he could just make out that it was part of his bunk , one of the side panels . |
| 7 | Suddenly his status as a student was no longer something to be concealed , it was part of his consciousness . |
| 8 | Art could not speak , he had become so used to meeting Daphne for lunch once a week , it was part of his life , he felt shocked , strange , bereft . |
| 9 | Henry II , moreover , had performed homage while King and although it was homage for his continental possessions and not for his kingdom , this was a step to which none of his predecessors as Kings of England had ever steeled themselves . |
| 10 | He could remember them discussing it over the ironing and himself on the floor playing with his soldiers behind the sofa and keeping very quiet about it because it was way past his bedtime . |
| 11 | For all his enjoyment of the work and the companionship of his team the lad was not sorry when the ground covered , about half an acre , showed that it was time for his midday snack . |
| 12 | Berowne 's only explanation had been that he felt it was time for his life to take a new direction . |
| 13 | There was once a king who decided that it was time for his son to marry . |
| 14 | Er that was at the time of er er King Edward the seventh , s It was time of his death was n't it ? |