Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] their [noun sg] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Opposition parties repeated their call for the election of a national constituent assembly to draw up a new constitution . |
| 2 | Both parties stressed their desire for the restoration of full Lebanese sovereignty and for the withdrawal from Lebanon of Israeli forces , as demanded in UN Security Council Resolution 425 . |
| 3 | The question is whether England reached their peak for the first 45 minutes of Hamilton or whether they have the resources of skill and spirit to play even better seven days later at Pukekohe . |
| 4 | However , it must be stressed that the High Anglicans reserved their contempt for the Whig bishops ; they recognised that there were some sound bishops ( though not as many as they would like ) , and they remained committed to the defence of the institution of episcopacy . |
| 5 | Baker visited Saudi Arabia and Jordan on July 20-21 and both King Fahd and King Hussein announced their support for the US plan and for the Egyptian initiative . |
| 6 | Composers scored their music for the forces that were available , and David Wulstan is surely correct in perceiving that the recognition of evolutions and innovations in the performing medium may contribute to the establishment of a chronology for a composer so long-lived as Byrd . |
| 7 | Although Lashley 's failure led many behavioural psychologists to adopt a ‘ black-box ’ approach to learning ( specifying input and output variables but leaving their connections a mystery ) , neuroscientists continued their search for the engram undeterred . |
| 8 | At the rally at Halkebi Turkish Community Centre , trade union officials from the Taylor 's and Garment Workers Union and Transport and General Workers Union and MPs Diane Abbott and Jeremy Corbyn stated their support for the workers and protested the home office policy . |
| 9 | Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan tried to lure Beardsley back to his native North East earlier this season , but Kendall spurned their attempt for the player he holds up as an example to all professionals . |
| 10 | On April 2 an estimated 50,000 people demonstrated their support for the democracy movement in Kathmandu , while doctors and other professionals joined a general strike , in defiance of legislation prohibiting strikes in " essential services " . |
| 11 | On Aug. 23 seven of the 12 political organizations which had initially supported Pascal-Trouillot 's appointment declared their support for the Council of State and demanded the postponement of the elections until such time as the safety of voters could be guaranteed . |
| 12 | Chris Waddle 's club , who this week took their spending for the season so far to £14 million by signing the Nantes player Didier Deschamps , have signed agreements with four players which give them priority should they wish to sign any of them . |
| 13 | But Cook was a long way off selection when the South Africans picked their side for the World Cup and the subsequent mini-tour of the West Indies , which featured the Republic 's only other Test since the dismantling of apartheid . |
| 14 | The heads of government pledged their support for the attempts of the Organization of American States ( OAS ) to find a solution to the crisis in Haiti [ see p. 38758 ] and condemned the attempted coup in Venezuela [ see pp. 38759-60 ] . |
| 15 | The NATO leaders stressed their support for the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe ( CSCE ) — which grouped east and west European countries , the USA and Canada — and urged that the CSCE 's role be enhanced and expanded . |
| 16 | In fluent French at a meeting in Paris , the Prince supported their fight for the country 's traditional way of life — a campaign which has included burning the Union Jack and attacking lorryloads of British meat . |
| 17 | Some thought that far too many opulent and now half-empty movie palaces had been built for the elusive fashionable trade whilst others detected a more general dulling of the palate as the masses lost their enthusiasm for the old stories and seemed all too ready for something new . |
| 18 | The team had a get-together in an Armagh hotel following their training session when McCorry and his assistant John Morrison outlined their strategy for the game . |
| 19 | As they did detectives continued their search for the driver who 'd disappeared immediately after the crash . |
| 20 | But while Scotland 's men were toiling , the women got their challenge for the Home International championship off on a winning note . |
| 21 | Members of the DHAC showed their distaste for the Nationalists when Councillor James Doherty and some Nationalist supporters in the gallery created a disturbance . |
| 22 | All the main parties except the communist Party of the Left and the Greens expressed their support for the move . |
| 23 | Eleven horses stood their ground for the two-mile five-furlong handicap at yesterday 's entry stage . |
| 24 | The Gulamalis received their rent for the first three months , then nothing for four months , and were told the computer was broken , the accounts were being moved , the cheque was in the post , and so on . |
| 25 | The four republics assumed their responsibility for the Union 's debts , but would not accept contracts signed " after the Soviet Union ceased to exist as a single state " [ for IMF agreement with Soviet Union see p. 38553 ] . |