Example sentences of "his [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | X-rays showed that his teeth were partly the source of the trouble , and in July those at the back were removed in stages and dental plates inserted in their place . |
| 2 | Thus marriage in his eyes was primarily the discharge of an obligation to his family and the nation , a task made all the more difficult by the immutable nature of the contract . |
| 3 | Further , his duties were substantially a continuation of those which he had undertaken for several years in connection with Tutorial Classes and the annual summer school arrangements . |
| 4 | He seemed to have come to terms with the end of his career but the fact he never spoke about his feelings was always a worry . ’ |
| 5 | Intelligent , quick , his studies were never a problem . |
| 6 | But his looks were only a part of it ; it was the man himself who drew her like a magnet , his mind , his character , his spirit , whatever made him him . |