Example sentences of "[noun prp] [be] his [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well David is his second name . |
| 2 | He began to grow tobacco , raising some capital from Abraham Burrell , but Henry Somerscales was his main partner , for Somerscales had learned in Holland how to cultivate tobacco , and took responsibility for the sale of the matured crop . |
| 3 | Curiously , Larry Turman told Arthur Hiller that the thing that finally swayed them towards Dustin was his 45-second spot in The Tiger Makes Out . |
| 4 | The inevitable comparison with Horowitz followed , though from the start Gavrilov was his own man , nurturing and projecting a style and brilliance all his own and remaining true to his own lights thoroughout his mercurial career . |
| 5 | Often staying at Marchmont was his dear wife Brigid 's father , James Laver , writer on the history of fashion , one time Keeper of Prints and Drawings at the Victoria and Albert Museum , and a marvellous raconteur . |
| 6 | Alan Shearer is his principal target but , with Manchester United favourites to lure the England new boy , Atkinson is considering a move for a more experienced goal scorer . |
| 7 | Jekyll is his normal self again — at least , he was until last week . |
| 8 | Most damaging to the action man myth of JFK was his serious adrenaline disorder , Addison 's disease , which gave him acute back pain . |
| 9 | It seems likely that Gray was his first victim and Branson the second . |
| 10 | Nassar Hussein was his first victim . |
| 11 | ‘ I think what appealed to everyone about Tom was his utter reliability . |
| 12 | No. 30 Mouncy Street was his first stop because he knew already from his own observation that here lived a truly old inhabitant ; Mary Adelaide Flock , who had been born twenty years before Queen Victoria died and did not count herself old yet . |
| 13 | No. 5 Decimus Street was his next address . |
| 14 | It was his country , and campaigning across those noble moors under the Cheviot was his true life , as natural to him as to the hawks hovering on languid , sinewy , expert wings above the heather . |
| 15 | The progenitress of the Stewart line with Robert was his first wife , Elizabeth Mure of Rowallan , a member of another ancient Ayrshire family . |
| 16 | Eventually , after eleven years with the Palace , George became the manager at Orient and a feature of his time at Brisbane Road was his regular purchasing of Palace players ( eg Phil Hoadley , Gerry Queen , John Jackson ) to help keep his club in Division Two . |
| 17 | ‘ But Iritnefert was his own sister . ’ |
| 18 | John Viney maintains that the exception to this among the major firms in the UK is his own firm , Heidrick and Struggles . |
| 19 | Craigie Aitchison is his leading artist looking for a new representation . |
| 20 | Nero was his favourite mount and no one else was ever allowed to ride him . |
| 21 | Adelaide was his last opportunity that season to beat me , so he took a gamble ; one which , had he been less driven , he would have known did n't stand a chance of coming off . ’ |
| 22 | One thing that intrigued me in the course of my meeting with Kagan was his careful enquiries about what duties were involved in membership of the House of Lords . |
| 23 | Louis was the King , and Thérèse was his little queen . |
| 24 | For the purposes of our interview , however , Bob is his ordinary self and proud of living in Camden Town . |
| 25 | For the purposes of our interview , however , Bob is his ordinary self and proud of living in Camden Town . |
| 26 | If Piquet retires , then Senna is his obvious successor . |
| 27 | It 's perhaps fair to say as well that if if er er a member of the public knows that P C Smith or P C Jones is his local policeman , he would prefer to see P C Smith or P C Jones . |
| 28 | Pete Dawson was his real name but no one called him that At 15 he was six-feet tall , stroke for the rowing eight , and had loads of long hair . |
| 29 | How could he explain that Kate was his last chance ? |
| 30 | Lochs Torridon and Maree were his next sketching locations . |