Example sentences of "be [noun sg] [prep] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he was at school , Gazzer 's graffiti had been part of his act : another way of establishing himself as a ‘ character ’ , of making his mates laugh . |
| 2 | As we did so he explained he had taken the day off , instead of next Sunday , which would have been part of his free week-end . |
| 3 | This may , however , have simply been part of his lifelong preoccupation with correct dress : one friend remarked that his clothes were English , his underclothes American . " |
| 4 | I wanted to live awhile among those who had been part of his childhood and his last few years . |
| 5 | The confrontation between President Zviad Gamsakhurdia and opposition forces , including those who had once been part of his regime as fellow nationalists , continued throughout October . |
| 6 | Their actions are part of his reconstruction and interpretation of a once potent ritual , part of his own ‘ Vitalizing of the Classics ’ . |
| 7 | A flash of sunlight , burning logs , an old psalm tune , fallen leaves , are part of his remembered world ; as are ballads , songs and dance rhythms , the sound of water sliding down window panes , or slapping against holes in the river bank . |
| 8 | Bradl greatly appreciates the men who are part of his team , especially tuner Sepp Schlogl . |
| 9 | He 's the local landowner — those fields at the back of these outbuildings are part of his estate . |
| 10 | Dr Apps is off on an expedition of a lifetime to the Arctic Circle next month and three chocolate bars are part of his daily diet . |
| 11 | I 'm the only one who 's ever been mayor in his twenties , and I think that came about probably because the family had been in the town since the beginning of the century erm and I 'd been involved in local politics since about eight or nine , taking numbers on polling stations and so on , and so when I got elected to the Council I think one or two people at any rate felt that it was quite natural that I should have the opportunity fairly soon . |
| 12 | Yes , I was the youngest ever Mayor of Lewes by a clear ten years , I 'm the only one who 's ever been Mayor in his twenties , and I think that came about probably because the family had been in the town since the beginning of the century , erm and I 'd been involved in local politics since about eight or nineteen , I was on polling stations and so on . |
| 13 | Down whose son had been bestman at his wedding . |
| 14 | We 're part of his family . |
| 15 | Resentful at Alexander and fearful that the King might beget am heir by his new queen and so lose for a second time the opportunity to advance the claims of his own house ? |
| 16 | are sort of his type of player |
| 17 | There was nothing so dead as an old love , and what they had shared had only been desire on his part . |
| 18 | The biographer speculated that it may have been failure in his alchemical experiments that led to this breakdown . |
| 19 | As we have seen , a broadening of library skills to " study skills " was a goal for the new deputy head , and both the proposal document and the minutes of the reconstituted committee are evidence of his relative success . |
| 20 | The North Korean leader Kim Il-sung is 80 years old , and there has been speculation about his health . |
| 21 | There had been speculation over his future after he was dropped by the South-West . |
| 22 | The glitter of mockery was back with a vengeance , with a darker glint of what could have been anger in his eyes carefully screened by a rakish smile . |
| 23 | ‘ Even when I got by on a fast straight , where the extra power of my machine was beneficial , I thought it might be part of his plan to let me go in front and force me into making a mistake . ’ |
| 24 | It has been a great privilege to see how God has been at work in their lives and to be part of His plan for these men . |
| 25 | Mother Francis knew it must be part of his divine plan , but at times she wondered had she prayed hard enough , had she examined every possibility . |
| 26 | Isaiah declares that God 's servant , whom Christians recognise as Jesus Christ , will be ‘ a light for the Gentiles ’ and that God himself ‘ will ‘ beckon ’ them , calling them forth to be part of his purposes of salvation to the ends of the earth' ( Isa. 42.6 ; 49:6 , 22 ) . |
| 27 | Finally , it was because he wanted me to be part of his world of music . |
| 28 | She was arranging to have an abortion when her father found out , and told her if she went through with this , he would no longer consider her to be part of his family . |
| 29 | Although Eddie is retiring , carpets will continue to be part of his way of life as his son Ian is also in the trade . |
| 30 | When the professor is in charge of any collection belonging to the University it shall be part of his duty to make such collection accessible to , and available for the instruction of , students attending his lectures . |