Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] their [noun pl] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They 've been encouraging local authorities to tighten their belts for the last 14 years , ’ he protests . |
| 2 | During November the three largest parties announced their candidates for the presidential elections scheduled for April 26 , 1992 , to elect a successor to Kurt Waldheim , who had in June 1991 declined to stand for a second term [ see p. 38298 ] . |
| 3 | Other unions were equally alarmed by the potential scale of the problem , which was just emerging as schools received their budgets for the new financial year . |
| 4 | To encourage schools to define their objectives for the school library in terms of the curriculum and the educational benefit anticipated for their pupils , including the development of reading and learning skills . |
| 5 | To encourage schools to define their objectives for the school library in terms of the curriculum and the educational benefit anticipated for their pupils , including the development of reading and learning skills . |
| 6 | A favoured means of hosting a concert was the ‘ kvartir-nik ’ ( flat-nik ) : loyal fans surrendering their flats for the purposes of performance . |
| 7 | Journalists risk their lives for the truth in Yugoslav conflict |
| 8 | The durability of the peace will soon be tested as the political parties choose their candidates for the general election due in March 1994 . |
| 9 | 28th August 1930 was a sad day , as the islanders closed their doors for the last time . |
| 10 | Yesterday , Darlington and South West Durham health authorities unveiled their plans for the new Patient 's Charter at a press conference in Darlington . |
| 11 | This year , as the locos dropped their fires for the last time , the cash bag totalled more than £1243.72 . |
| 12 | Chief officers prepare their estimates for the coming year , setting out present spending plus price increases and what would be necessary to meet existing commitments . |
| 13 | They make adequate monitoring of children 's learning a particularly demanding task and children themselves may find that such arrangements reduce their opportunities for the quiet , concentrated study required by the reading and writing activities which dominate their curriculum . |
| 14 | Most Bangladeshi mothers breastfed their babies for the first few weeks , switching to either combination or bottle feeding after this period . |
| 15 | Gallup Poll data showed that in these four elections , 79% or more of upper-middle-class voters and 69% or more of middle-class voters cast their votes for the Conservative party , while more than 50% of working-class and very poor voters voted for the Labour party . |
| 16 | In the current market , availability of funds presents no problem for house purchase ; many fixed rate mortgages are on offer from a wide range of lending institutions enabling prospective purchasers to stabilise their out-goings for the next one to two years . |
| 17 | She also said the course , funded by the European Social Fund , boosted self-confidence and helped the women plan their businesses for the future . |
| 18 | Puzzled looking blokes strain their necks for the dartboard , wide-eyed girls search in vain for the stage . |
| 19 | Puzzled looking blokes strain their necks for the dartboard , wide-eyed girls search in vain for the stage . |
| 20 | Many canteens in the Wedgwood Group are taking steps to help employees change their diets for the better . |
| 21 | ENGLAND 'S Colts emulated their seniors for the first time in three seasons at the Parc de Pugh in Brecon by toppling the Welsh Youth in no uncertain fashion . |