Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] their [noun pl] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It speculated that some 20,000 deaths might have come about during the forced evacuations from Moslem villages , and estimated that the Bosnian Serbs had already largely completed their plans for the creation of homogenous Serb-populated areas . |
| 2 | Other companies still in dispute with Disney have agreed not to press their claims for the time being and will call off plans for a demonstration at Sunday 's opening ceremony . |
| 3 | The network is aimed at permitting exchange and support between its members , thus reinforcing their initiatives for the democratisation of communication and society as a whole . |
| 4 | If a second insemination is required this is not free ( as with natural mating ) because a second straw has to be paid for , however many inseminators will not charge their expenses for the second visit . |
| 5 | Many councils have employed too many staff over the years , have been too inefficient , and have not maintained their homes for the elderly and residential care homes as well as they should have done . |
| 6 | Christies International , one of the world 's leading art auctioneers , yesterday revealed their profits for the last six months had been hammered by £1 million down to £2,112,000 . |
| 7 | No unpleasantness seems to have been caused , but in one instance the opposition went home giving their names for the records . |
| 8 | Few families would deliberately groom their kids for the liveon-a-tightrope , where's-my-next-job ? world of comedy . |
| 9 | A more recent collection , which reflects some of the same debates and also considers their implications for the economic geography of the UK is The Geography of De-Industrialisation edited by Ron Martin and Bob Rowthorn ( London and Basingstoke , Macmillan ; 1986 ) . |
| 10 | MINISTERS also published their plans for the ‘ cabling of Britain ’ last week . |
| 11 | Presumably , after carrying out their assignments , they had been returning at irregular intervals and were now preparing their reports for the final session of the afternoon . |
| 12 | Four out of five applicants then leave their families for the supposedly better world , hoping that they will return remittances and that their kin may perhaps be able to join them later . |
| 13 | For example , TV stations about to close their books for the weekend often have some blank shots to dispose of at a bargain price . |