Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] their [noun sg] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The force with which the judges made their case for Second Empire can be explained by assuming that they felt that if they did not strongly press for this form of building , another , and less welcome style in their eyes , would be adopted . |
| 2 | BRISTOL ROVERS began their fight for First Division survival yesterday by signing QPR 's Andy Tillson and Gary Waddock for nearly £500,000 . |
| 3 | At the Birmingham summit EC leaders confirmed their support for early ratification of the Treaty without renegotiation , and sought to introduce greater transparency into the working of the EC in order to win the support of citizens , especially in Denmark and the UK where there was greatest opposition to ratification . |
| 4 | The Conservative leaders expressed their preference for contributory pensions but did not restrain many of their backbenchers from voting for it . |
| 5 | WIVES of Tottenham Hotspur players took their backing for embattled chief executive Terry Venables to the gates of Alan Sugar 's mansion yesterday . |
| 6 | The answer is never in doubt , and neatly topical in a week when American voters showed their preference for small-town boys over city slickers . |