Example sentences of "his [noun] that [be] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He looked at his watch that was beside his bed . |
| 2 | In Britain you could not do better than to pick out from the varied products of the author John Wainwright , an ex-policeman , those of his books that are in the police procedural mode . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's not just his job that 's at stake , though goodness knows that 's important enough ; it 's his way of life . ’ |
| 4 | He reached out for his tie that was on the table . |
| 5 | It 's his age that is against him , but he 's helped me a great deal since I came into the Irish squad . ’ |
| 6 | The ambition was to surround the youth with ‘ continued influence for good ’ at a critical time of his life : ‘ We try to make him feel that there is no part of his life that is beyond the range of God 's love , and that everything should be done in God 's sight . ’ |
| 7 | Nigel began to believe , if it was n't Eleanor , it must be his health that was at fault . |
| 8 | He felt that Tom caused him no problems and it was Tom 's relationship with his mother that was at the root of the difficulties he had . |