Example sentences of "[noun pl] who [verb] their [noun sg] for " in BNC.

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1 Of the 45 Smallholder deputies 33 ( led by Gyula Pasztor ) were expelled from the party , prompting them to call a mini-congress on Feb. 22 in Budapest , attended by nearly 4,000 supporters who reaffirmed their support for the Antall government .
2 The question may have niggled at the 7,776 advertising talents who entered their work for the prestigious Design & Art Direction Awards , some of whom will turn up tonight at a glittering Grosvenor House junket to find out whether they have won one of the silver or gold pencils .
3 The five Cabinet members who indicated their sympathy for the abolitionist cause by abstaining were : Cripps , Bevan , Arthur Creech Jones , Philip Noel-Baker and Harold Wilson .
4 The term ‘ visually limited ’ is used frequently by writers in the United States ( Barraga , 1976 ; Bishop , 1971 ) and refers to pupils who use their vision for all tasks including reading print , but who may need prescriptive lenses in order to do so .
5 The funds will be used ( i ) to enhance the restoration and management of lowland peatland sites , by removing scrub to encourage plants and animals , raising the water table to encourage pest regeneration , and introducing a monitoring programme ; ( ii ) to develop work on Special Protection Areas ( SPAs ) designated to protect the habitats of certain rare , vulnerable or migratory bird species ; and ( iii ) to speed up the conclusion of agreements with landowners who manage their land for conservation .
6 I was glad to see Ezra , because what biased attitudes he has are so biased that he manages to be , all round , a more generous-minded and discriminating person that others who spread their capacity for bias over their entire mental outlook ’ .
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