Example sentences of "[pron] be [verb] in his [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Derek Milne , who was running in his fourteenth marathon , was disappointed with his time of four hours 12 minutes . |
| 2 | Brian Richardson and Nisbet had a decisive edge in the line-out and Worrall , who was playing in his 20th Inter-Service match , provided a smooth link with his backs . |
| 3 | Although the ball might have been slipping down the leg side , Taylor was adjudged lbw by umpire Tony Crafter , who was officiated in his 33rd Test , breaking Bob Crockett 's previous Australian record . |
| 4 | A short time before his death Harry Chapman had left his Hampshire rest home to stay at Herbert 's home in Oakwood , Leeds , and the care with which he was attended in his last days showed his elder brother 's family loyalty and devotion . |
| 5 | He held the world heavyweight title until 1899 , when he was beaten in his first defence of the title by James J. Jeffries in eleven rounds . |
| 6 | David Bowden of Complins , Holybourne , who was running for the Multiple Sclerosis Society , recorded a rather faster time of two hours 56 minutes — but he was running in his seventh marathon . |