Example sentences of "his [noun pl] were [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then his hand was slipping beneath the soft silk fabric , making her flesh jump excitedly as he touched her , and his fingers were reaching for the strap of her bra , dropping it loosely over her shoulder and peeling the cup of her bra away . |
| 2 | Already his fingers were itching for a pencil , though he was n't allowed to draw yet , and in any case he was n't well enough . |
| 3 | His plans were thwarted for some time as no-one knew what had happened to the trophies . |
| 4 | His plans were laid for retirement . |
| 5 | His eyes were peeled for the main chance — but where was it ? |
| 6 | His wounds were examined for signs of possible infection but they appeared quite satisfactory . |
| 7 | Again we find gaps in the fortunes of the Palace as on the death of Haymo the buildings in all his manors were decaying for want of repair , and our next mention of the Palace is in 1359 , when the Manor of Halling with its hamlet is mentioned as being taxed at £38 10 8d . |
| 8 | During his early days in Poitiers a substantial number of his poems were written for Radegund , sometime wife of the Merovingian king Chlothar I , and founder and inmate of the abbey of the Holy Cross in Poitiers . |
| 9 | Yet it was the poem that brought Wordsworth to the notice of clerics in need of sermon material ( his poems were used for this purpose throughout the last century , and I have heard them used in this ) . |
| 10 | Once the issue was decided by them , the bishop would be ordered by the writ admittatis to institute the king 's man ; failure to do so would bring yet another , and a far more formidable , writ , the quare non admisit whereby his temporalities were seized for contempt until he submitted , the king in the meantime enjoying access to the rest of the bishop 's patronage ! |
| 11 | I must have a look round later , maybe look in at the big house , and see what Shimi Lovat and his officers were having for dinner . |
| 12 | When Edward I , Langshanks , waged his wars against Wales and Scotland , his armies were paid for by loans from Luccan bankers and when he reneged on the loans , the bankers went bust and Florence became the international financier of the day . |
| 13 | His waters were drunk for their health-giving properties and as refreshing beverages , sometimes mixed with syrup or wine . |
| 14 | The story of how Nobel produced dynamite by stabilising nitroglycerin ( by mixing with kieselguhr ) is skilfully told , while readers are left in no doubt that he became very disillusioned when his explosives were used for warfare . |
| 15 | But Fritz was n't too perturbed what his rooms were used for — so long as he was paid , and many factions and organizations , both political and criminal , operating in London used the Warehouse Hotel , as it was called , for their meetings . |
| 16 | His search , the place where he was needed , had now become the auditorium , the balcony where his friends were waiting for him . |
| 17 | Also his combings were used for Merchant Seamen . ’ |
| 18 | Elias died shortly after April 1245 , whereupon his benefices were seized for the use of a papal nuncio . |
| 19 | If a Canterbury visit did occur in 1018 it may have been while Cnut and his men were waiting for the £82,500 to be handed over , as the bulk of those who received it were doubtless based in and around London . |
| 20 | Unfortunately , Jimmy and his colleagues were pipped for the single promotion place by Charlton Athletic on goal average alone , in the most exciting finish to a 3rd Division South season in the history of our club , but it is perfectly possible to argue that , had Jimmy Wilde become available to Palace just one or two matches earlier , Palace would have crowned his first season with us with success . |
| 21 | All of his slides were chosen for a purpose , and were of high quality , although we would have liked a garden plan . |
| 22 | On 9 December the long-haired devotee of the Beatles ' ‘ White Album ’ , Charles Manson , and five of his followers were indicted for their murder . |