Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] their [noun pl] for [art] " in BNC.
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1 | The speculation at Westminster last night was that Mr Kinnock was preparing the ground for a dignified exit by leaving his colleagues six months in which to mount their campaigns for a contest in the autumn . |
2 | This year , a new twist : some believe we want their numbers for a direct mailing operation . |
3 | The Oscar nominations Midnight Cowboy received were Best Picture , Best Supporting Actress ( Sylvia Miles ) , Best Director , Best Screenplay adaptation , and both Voight and Dustin for Best Actor , forcing each of them to practise their smiles for the possibility of losing out to the other . |
4 | Monday will see everyone take their seats for the return journey via Amiens and thence to Calais and a very special lunch on board before the voyage home to England . |
5 | The clear autumn day drew to a close and Corbett made them rest their horses for a while . |
6 | Full details of this scheme will be given to fans when they book their places for the trip . |
7 | They shared their responsibilities for the smooth running of Zone I with the enthusiasm of those bound by a loveless marriage . |
8 | He had them exactly where every actor who ever lived wants his public , watching his every movement , letting him dictate their lives for a little moment . |
9 | And a couple of young clerks , that 's where they bred their clerks for the future use sort of thing you know . |
10 | An example will serve to illustrate this point : Leigh Hunt was a vegetarian , and praised ‘ in glowing words the cauliflower swimming in melted butter ’ ; Wordsworth wryly asked whether ‘ if by chance of good luck they ever met with a caterpillar , they thanked their stars for a delicious morsel of animal food ’ . |
11 | They got so warm they removed their sweatshirts for a final surge home . |
12 | Voters in Norton , near Stockton , get an early taste of going to the polls tomorrow when they cast their votes for a new county council representative . |
13 | The Sigmar representatives are very influential , and because they cast their votes for the same candidate they wield influence out of proportion to their numbers . |
14 | However , on Oct. 24 Democrats in the House appeared willing to compromise when they abandoned their demands for the inclusion of surtax , in favour of phasing out personal tax exemptions for those with incomes in excess of $100,000 . |
15 | He asked their Lordships for the forthcoming Proof before the Sheriff to be heard away from Orkney in mainland Scotland . |
16 | He was short and deeply unpopular with everyone because he had cheated them out of their money when he collected their taxes for the Roman army . |