Example sentences of "his [noun] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 'd explained that his sister was on the pumps at the Smiling Service Filling Station , even though it was Good Friday . |
| 2 | His sister was at once more realistic and more perceptive . |
| 3 | And his sister was in Texas and the brother was in Philadelphia . |
| 4 | At the trial of the action in 1979 Reeve J declined to take into account the supervening spinal disease and awarded damages on the basis that the plaintiff had been capable of light work , not on the basis that he had been incapable of work since 1976 in consequence of a disease for which his employers were in no way responsible . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | But , real though his dread was to him , he was unwilling to make a fool of himself quite yet . |
| 7 | His enthusiasm was in no way aroused by the prospect of being blown up honourably with the ladies and gents . |
| 8 | Naturally he has expressed a desire to see you , but if his wishes are to be fulfilled you must leave for France at once . |
| 9 | Orbis Ali , an Afar , announced that his resignation was in protest against the civil war , which had now continued for one year , and against the deteriorating economic situation . |
| 10 | Maria 's husband finds whatever work he can , his income is at best , sporadic , so the couple frequently relies on her meagre income to feed and clothe 8 year old Luis and 9 year old Eveline . |
| 11 | His genius was above all in what he was . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Based in the South-west , Richard Tarr , a shop assistant , runs a motorcycle rapid response unit for the UFO group Quest International and says that more and more of his calls are about crop formations . |
| 14 | His favourite was about the man who told a doctor : ‘ Yes . |
| 15 | His favourite was in bright print patchwork , and he wore it dead straight , one inch above his eyebrows . |
| 16 | Andrew is really a seaman — his heart 's at sea , not in a shipping office . |
| 17 | ‘ After all , his heart 's in the right place . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ His heart 's in the right place but he 's a bit mixed up so we 'll have to give him time . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Nisodemus might be a bit over-enthusiastic , ’ said Gurder , ‘ but his heart 's in the right place . ’ |
| 20 | The way to his heart is through his stomach , et cetera , et cetera . |
| 21 | Six months ago Alan Tate had said : ‘ His heart is by no means strong and his blood pressure being what it is … |
| 22 | The voters have the right to know whether his heart is in it , or whether it 's a con . |
| 23 | This particular campaign may have failed but Paisley had demonstrated that his heart was in the right place . |
| 24 | What he was probably saying was that he could not get more money unless he did a lot more teaching , whereas his heart was in his research . |
| 25 | His heart was in the right place . |
| 26 | Inevitably a feeling of despair enveloped him and he began to feel quite helpless ; his heart was in his studies and he knew that if he could manage financially he could achieve his academic rewards , but the insufficient amounts of money his father allowed him did n't permit any freedom to relax after his studies had ended . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | The longed-for mistress of his heart was in his arms at last , soft and apparently willing , and if her lovemaking was as fiery as the rest of her , what delights might he not taste ? |
| 29 | He is a way of Eddie explaining clearly to the reader what his views are on Rodolpho 's sexuality for instance without the subtleness of when he is conversing with another character . |
| 30 | While declining to say what his views were on proportional representation , he promised to continue Labour 's debate on electoral reform now being considered by an internal committee . |