Example sentences of "his [noun sg] is [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | The way to his heart is through his stomach , et cetera , et cetera . |
| 4 | Six months ago Alan Tate had said : ‘ His heart is by no means strong and his blood pressure being what it is … |
| 5 | The voters have the right to know whether his heart is in it , or whether it 's a con . |
| 6 | We should see in about four minutes — his course is on a direct intersection with ours . ’ |
| 7 | Indeed , it is not so much that the invading spirit is definitively exorcized from its human host , as that the host learns to live with her familiar who may make his presence felt whenever his mistress is in difficulties . |
| 8 | The fact that Alexander , who unquestionably plays the role of assistant villain , had the radio in his cabin is of no significance . |
| 9 | Loss of his money is like evisceration . |
| 10 | His play is about that mythical creature , the common man . |
| 11 | Do n't ignore the fact that although Michael misspelled 14 words , he spelled 75 correctly , and that his story is worth reading . |
| 12 | ‘ Setting aside the issue of murder , ’ said Herluin , ‘ for which as yet we lack any kind of proof , surely his story is to be believed . |
| 13 | His story is about Captain Boldheart . |
| 14 | According to Mr Abbell , his case is of interest only because of the nature of his clients . |
| 15 | What Richard holds in his lowry is worth seven shillings . |
| 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 | In that lovely euphemism , frequently employed at such times , the theatre has announced that his contract is to be terminated ‘ … by mutual consent ’ . |
| 18 | His response is to ‘ raise up a deliverer for the people , Othniel . |
| 19 | With that in mind , can the Prime Minister tell the House what his response is to President Yeltsin 's call for Britain , France , and China to participate in the process of international negotiations for reduction in strategic nuclear weapons ? |
| 20 | ‘ Brian said he felt Jason could do us a job , and I know him well enough to realise that his judgement is worth following . |
| 21 | He has a trendy haircut and wears a dangling earring , but his accent is like his father 's . |
| 22 | His sentence is for a civil matter , so he is entitled to certain privileges denied to inmates convicted of criminal offences . |
| 23 | Kirkpatrick is a marvellous rugby man , but surely his expertise is with the development of youngsters he enjoys so much . |
| 24 | His grave is in the churchyard . |
| 25 | Charles Dickens : the momentum of his fiction is towards ‘ a uniqueness of peculiarity ’ |
| 26 | If he wept because he saw another world beyond sensible things , that , after all , is called ‘ Water of the Eyes ’ , then he has seen a thing which is a congener and perfecter of prayer , that is the object of prayer and his prayer is in order and even more perfect . |
| 27 | And look at his watch , his watch is in a right state . |
| 28 | Perhaps I will begin by asking him to tell me what he is wearing , what his hair is like , whether his skin seems to be that of someone who is young or of an older person . |
| 29 | His hair is in braids , with a striking example of the raised Crow-style fringe characteristic of Joseph 's band of the Nez Perce . |
| 30 | His kitchen is on the bottom floor and Merlin 's bedroom is where the driver of the bus would usually be ! |