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Example sentences of "his [noun] be [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1	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 .
2	His favourite was about the man who told a doctor : ‘ Yes .
3	‘ Goodnight ! ’ she snapped , and went to slam the door shut on him — then found that his foot was in the way .
4	Before she could quite close the door , his foot was in the jamb .
5	Yes , his statue 's down the road there .
6	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 .
7	Some of his possessions were on the top of the chest by the window and she looked at them curiously .
8	His talents are at the service of the text .
9	A sobbing girl said : ‘ Gerard and his mum were in the living room when the shooting started .
10	Kirkpatrick is a marvellous rugby man , but surely his expertise is with the development of youngsters he enjoys so much .
11	His grave is in the churchyard .
12	The second episode which Mrs Whitehouse says she remembers with a mixture of ‘ amusement and incredulity ’ involved a scene in which Alf and his son-in-law were in the living room reading : Mike , a football book , and Alf a book that can not at first be seen .
13	When I first knew Emerson , the days of his glory were in the past .
14	He had to shave , grey bristles ; for Parker had gone bald suddenly ( and very young , a terrible fright , he had awoke one morning , all his hair was on the pillow ) and his wigs — he had three , short to long to shaggy ; the ploy , he hoped , visits to the barber — were black for blue .
15	Which was okay when he was younger ; his mother , she had helped him choose his first wigs ( even if he could not tell her the cause of his fright , all his hair was on the pillow ) .
16	When he woke up his hair was in the soup and his head on the rim of the plate , and his hostess had left the table .
17	Ferguson , for his part , can now look any supporter of his club in the eye and say that Gough having to commit the foul that debarred him from a Cup-tie verified the youngster 's ability to put an awkward pre-match situation out of his mind and play in a determined way that suggested his temperament was on the mend .
18	He come flying round that bend near mums and nearly his kids were on the side of the road and he come through there
19	I was never thin like that and your father was a great big man , his legs were like the trunk of a tree . ’
20	When the AA van arrived they informed him they could not take his car home unless he or his girlfriend were in the recovery van .
21	And today , his future is in the balance , as Government whips deliver their verdict to No 10 — that the vote is ‘ too close to call ’ .
22	‘ He 's nob but come to say he ca n't fetch that china away today , Ruth , love — his car 's off the road .
23	When his car was past the missile launchers , past the guards , he demanded speed .
24	His car was in the turning circle .
25	His eyes were on the casket .
26	His eyes were on the street , scanning the few passers-by .
27	His eyes were on the string .
28	For a second his mind was off the ball , leaving it free for Patrick Lombard to belt in and whip it away , dribbling it for a few yards , then powering it to Mike , who , relishing his new freedom at Number Two , took it up field .
29	His crime is against the bond of servant and master .
30	Christie believes his buddy is in the sort of shape to be crowned the overall men 's Grand Prix champion at Crystal Palace next Friday and collect the £87,000 that goes with the title .