Use of behest in Sentences. 30 Examples

The examples include behest at the start of sentence, behest at the end of sentence and behest in the middle of sentence

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behest at the end of sentence


  1. They arrested him at the King's behest.
  2. They arrested him at the King's behest.
  3. The budget proposal was adopted at the president's behest.
  4. Master, he will accompany you to the west at Guanyin's behest.
  5. Master, he will accompany you to the west at Guanyin's behest.
  6. They conceive a child, marry and quickly divorce at the grandparents' behest.
  7. I also had the opportunity of conducting a number of interviews with Idi Amin, at his own behest.
  8. He notes that Slobodan Milosevic refused to privatise the economy, but without noting at whose behest.
  9. He notes that Slobodan Milosevic refused to privatise the economy, but without noting at whose behest.

behest in the middle of sentence


  1. A proposal added Monday at the behest of Sen.
  2. I called the office at the behest of my secretary.
  3. The committee was set up at the behest of the president.
  4. The committee was formed at the behest of Governor Sinclair.
  5. The committee was formed at the behest of Governor Sinclair.
  6. In 1970, at his new wife's behest, they moved to Southampton.
  7. Like producing their first two records at the behest of inquiring fans.
  8. Like producing their first two records at the behest of inquiring fans.
  9. Crucially, we work with local scientists and at the behest of local organizations.
  10. Crucially, we work with local scientists and at the behest of local organizations.
  11. The policy document was produced at the behest of John Major and other world leaders.
  12. Administration officials have said he was given the job at the behest of the White House.
  13. Is that what such a force would have done, acting at the behest of the Council of Ministers?
  14. The poem was written, possibly at Charles's behest, and published in early November of 1681.
  15. And within this relationship local authorities were seen as decentralized administrative agents, acting at the behest of the centre.
  16. Their servile lives were spent in grovelling and cringing and toiling and running about like little dogs at the behest of their numerous masters.
  17. "You have chosen to act at the instance and behest of (activist) Ms Medha Patkar and others in haste and in a high-handed arbitrary manner, " the statement said.
  18. At least partly at his behest, on February 25th the Supreme Court disqualified Mr Sharif and his brother, Shahbaz, Punjab’s chief minister, from holding public office.
  19. At least partly at his behest, on February 25th the Supreme Court disqualified Mr Sharif and his brother, Shahbaz, Punjab’s chief minister, from holding public office.
  20. But this behest of old Mrs. Mingott's roused him to a sense of what the clan thought they had the right to exact from a prospective son-in-law; and he chafed at the role.
  21. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson then "reluctantly" called Buffett at Fuld's behest and signaled he would like the billionaire to invest in Lehman, but "did not load the dice."

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