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Example sentences of "his [noun] be [prep] the " in BNC.

No	Sentence
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	Dauberval 's exclusion from the Académie Royale ( later the Paris Opera ) was justified by those in charge because they felt his idea of making farmers , peasants and the like the heroes and heroines of his ballets was beneath the dignity of an opera house whose stage had hitherto been occupied with the deeds of noble heroes , heroines and courts .
4	His favourite was about the man who told a doctor : ‘ Yes .
5	‘ After all , his heart 's in the right place . ’
6	‘ His heart 's in the right place but he 's a bit mixed up so we 'll have to give him time . ’
7	‘ Nisodemus might be a bit over-enthusiastic , ’ said Gurder , ‘ but his heart 's in the right place . ’
8	This particular campaign may have failed but Paisley had demonstrated that his heart was in the right place .
9	His heart was in the right place .
10	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 .
11	His route was across the Niagara River above the falls .
12	But as soon as his foot was on the first step of the stairs , Charles heard the fatal summons over the loudspeaker .
13	Before she could quite close the door , his foot was in the jamb .
14	‘ Goodnight ! ’ she snapped , and went to slam the door shut on him — then found that his foot was in the way .
15	Yes , his statue 's down the road there .
16	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 .
17	Some of his possessions were on the top of the chest by the window and she looked at them curiously .
18	His talents are at the service of the text .
19	A sobbing girl said : ‘ Gerard and his mum were in the living room when the shooting started .
20	Kirkpatrick is a marvellous rugby man , but surely his expertise is with the development of youngsters he enjoys so much .
21	His grave is in the churchyard .
22	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 .
23	His fights are with the Russian Democracy and the British Labour Party " .
24	When I first knew Emerson , the days of his glory were in the past .
25	His daguerreotypes are amongst the finest relics of photography 's first decade .
26	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 .
27	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 ) .
28	His hair was on the long side too , and she was almost sure he bleached the ends .
29	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 .
30	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 .