Example sentences of "[prep] their [noun sg] [verb] [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many of the cahiers ( the statements of grievances and proposals for their rectification drawn up for the guidance of the States-General when it met in May 1789 ) proposed the building of public monuments to Louis XVI in recognition of his action in calling the States-General and thus restoring the ‘ liberties ’ of his people . |
| 2 | The one group who placed ( i ) towards the end of their story did so for reasons which will be discussed shortly . |
| 3 | You often need to see pictures in situ ; those marvellous Caravaggios painted for Santa Maria del Popolo in Rome with their foreshortening calculated specifically for their position and their chiaroscuro sparkling in the candlelight . |
| 4 | That Newbury goes so well is entirely due to Mick and Julie Turrell and their long experience as organisers , plus their willingness to work hard for those who attend . |
| 5 | However professional and manly and disciplined the stance taken on their subject matter , English academics continued to be worried by their inability to account rationally for the intrinsic value , style , spirit , and mood of the literary work . |