Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [to-vb] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | Men cheered as Artai descended the steps in front of his palace , then walked along a corridor of his guards through the crowd of Khans and other notables who were gathered to witness his accession . |
| 2 | Even in decay , Hitler 's edifices were intended to recall his past might . |
| 3 | Later , ladies were forbidden to attend his lectures because of his shocking views and he resigned ( though it is not recorded if he missed the ladies or just their fees ) . |
| 4 | They were destined to feed his cat . |
| 5 | In supporting the king 's right to Aquitaine , the nobility were seeking to maintain his honour and his inheritance , but they had no personal interests there to safeguard . |
| 6 | ‘ It would be just , I think , if he were made to use his talents in a far more worthy cause . |
| 7 | He also had business in east Kent , for in April 1345 arrangements were made to hear his plea against the abbot of St Augustine 's , Canterbury , and his retainers , said to have carried away Ramsey 's goods in Reculver and assaulted Ramsey 's servants . |
| 8 | Two operations were needed to save his foot , and playing rugby again seemed as unlikely as Newport beating the All Blacks . |
| 9 | As we were turning to follow his directions , he drew up his cuff and showed us the blue tattooed cross that all Copts have on the inside of their wrists . |
| 10 | In the years which followed , some of his ships ( which belonged to the king personally ) were sold to repay his debts ; others were left so long that they eventually rotted . |
| 11 | She was also touched to think the club were going to display his ukelele in the trophy cabinet . |
| 12 | ‘ Weather forecasting does n't appear to be your forte , ’ Vitor remarked , eyeing the wet spots which were beginning to dot his shirt . |
| 13 | The thing about all this was that sales were beginning to meet his star image . |
| 14 | Ian was very upset by his father 's intransigent attitude but he knew what he wanted to do and that was to pursue his studies by every means possible , although by now doubts were beginning to cloud his mind . |
| 15 | ‘ That 's right , the horn-rimmed spectacles were adapted to make his ears project . |
| 16 | Even if a taxi service were provided to take his mother it would not help as there were no other Muslim women there and she would not get any stimulation . |
| 17 | A group of trustees were appointed to administer his affairs , and he did not gain control until near his 21st birthday in 1834 . |
| 18 | He says that BT were asked to disconnect his firm 's fax machine when he moved his premises to Wotton under Edge . |
| 19 | Special precautions were taken to protect his house during the Gordon Riots ( see GORDON , LORD GEORGE ) , since he had supported the Catholic Relief Bill of 1778 . |
| 20 | With the agreement of my closest colleagues and the director of the MRC 's Clinical Research Centre , Dr C. C. Booth , I provided Dr Ted Steele with an environment in which he could complete his experiments in the friendly but critical atmosphere provided by immunologists who were trying to repeat his results themselves . |
| 21 | There were crescents under his eyes like bruises , and his jaw jutted out as though it were trying to overtake his nose . |
| 22 | Last night police were trying to contact his family . |
| 23 | Ernie 's companions seemed to think he 'd gone far enough and were trying to distract his attention when a newcomer pushed his way into the group . |
| 24 | She felt her breasts rise with her shortened breath , and it seemed as if they were straining to brush his well-developed chest . |
| 25 | His rivals — Ruslan Khasbulatov , parliament 's leader , and Alexander Rutskoi , the rebellious vice-president — were poised to take his place . |
| 26 | McLaren 's abiding fears that Virgin were working to undermine his influence on the group had some substance . |
| 27 | When the Social Security Secretary Peter Lilley , well-known ally of single parents everywhere , gave evidence to the social security select committee recently , the nation 's media were assembled to hear his pearls of wisdom . |
| 28 | What she had done was intended to kick his shin , but aimed too high . |
| 29 | In 1796 he began to replace his father 's classical mansion , which he detested , with a grandiose creation , Fonthill Abbey ( Fig. 5 ) , whose tower was intended to rival his neighbour , Salisbury Cathedral . |
| 30 | The UUP gained one seat , and veteran SDLP man Jim McCart , Northern Ireland 's longest serving councillor , was struggling to retain his seat . |