Example sentences of "[verb] it for their [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You could not call what Lugh had done gossip , because he had done it for their own good . |
| 2 | When parliament allows groups of individuals to exercise such power it should come as no surprise that they use it for their own advantage and contrary to the public interest . |
| 3 | That is , they were conscious of the rule , and rather than following it out of obligation , they were using it for their own benefit , as a sort of ‘ officializing ’ or ‘ universalizing ’ strategy in order to ‘ cloak themselves in legitimation ’ . |
| 4 | Even more importantly users are skillful at manipulating it for their own purpose . " |
| 5 | In this sample , however , not one parent wanted it for their own child , and in general they were more prescriptive about what was morally correct for other parents here than on any other issue . |