Example sentences of "was [verb] his [noun] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Gary was keeping his predictions for the gilt market restrained . |
| 2 | Harold was flexing his muscles for the perfect balance , teeth bared , knife poised over his head . |
| 3 | Clearly he was saving his powder for the next negotiating battle in the GATT talks . |
| 4 | More 's eloquence has set the tone for much historical writing on the subject , but while one should not deny that enclosures created a good deal of suffering , one should also remember that More was exaggerating his points for the sake of effect . |
| 5 | Members of the housing committee of the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities were told of a complaint by Tweeddale District Council over a request by a tenant , who was exercising his right-to-buy for the first time , that his fiancee be included as a joint purchaser . |
| 6 | President Bush , under a drizzle of criticism , was finding his nominee for the CIA directorship , Robert M Gates , was so implicated in earlier bits of skulduggery as to be a tough item to sell . |