Example sentences of "it [vb mod] be his " in BNC.

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1 He points out : ’ A court faced with a young offender who has been involved in the taking of vehicles , even though it may be his third or possibly fourth appearance , can not simply pass a deterrent sentence on the basis of the prevalence of such offending in the locality Section 1(4A) ( b ) of the 1982 Act deals with protecting the public from serious harm from the offender .
2 And , the way things had been going for Gerhard Berger , it was perhaps no surprise that it should be his McLaren which would suffer that fate .
3 Mr Yarrow was determined that it should be his last .
4 It must be his over-sensitive suspicious mind that made him see a relieved relaxing of those muscled shoulders .
5 Nigel began to believe , if it was n't Eleanor , it must be his health that was at fault .
6 He had known all along that it must be his fault .
7 For one thing he would have to acknowledge that Sarah was not barren , so it must be his own fault she had n't given him children .
8 Surely it must be his duty to call in the next day or so on Paul Berowne 's wife and his family .
9 It must be his famous open-mouthed drumming technique .
10 Let's blame that twat John Lydon , it must be his turn .
11 He had noticed the eyes of one or two French matrons stray wistfully to the tall , spectacularly handsome figure of his brother , and as the rickshaws bowled on side by side he darted a glance at him and decided it must be his new blond mustache that set him apart .
12 It must be his age .
13 It must be his mother !
14 Yes , now this shows it must be his imagination , must n't it ?
15 It must be his first win bonus for 2 years , ’ Kendall said after the match .
16 So obviously then , I reckon it must be his dad and that 's obviously why Andy saying oh look your dad 's died
17 It must be his friend .
18 At first , he thought it might be his own reaction to the figures of the Inland Revenue 's share of his money and then , perhaps , a neighbour with some interfering machinery .
19 He could indeed hear breathing , though it was true of course that it might be his own , since everything about himself seemed to be happening so far away for the moment .
20 For example it might be his private company .
21 Well it might be his forte .
22 It might be his erm tt oil filter 's blocked or summat .
23 That enamel mug looked as if it might be his .
24 It 'll be his first full league game .
25 Bernhard Langer really looked as though it could be his year with a 68 , and Sandy was three strokes off the lead .
26 A monstrous box of pastel neon with two huge fountains playing outside the entrance , BCM cost some £5 million to build and takes its name from the owner 's initials — if the club failed , he said , he 'd be buried and it could be his mausoleum .
27 It looked like a woman , but he never imagined that it could be his wife until she came close and he saw it was Tess .
28 But Richard Branson is so determined to win he 's now betting with his own fortune to put more planes like this one in the sky , it could be his biggest gamble yet .
29 Who knows , it could be his best position .
30 It would be his last night of sleep in the room .
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