Example sentences of "[vb past] [to-vb] their [noun] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She and Sarah tried to arrange their dates for the same evenings , so that for the rest of the week they were free to go out together . |
| 2 | ‘ Mr McQuaid 's room is ready , ’ Maggie said as they prepared to take their leave for the night . |
| 3 | Some felt that they needed to compensate their children for the ‘ loss ’ of the other parent , and so should devote more time to them . |
| 4 | Schools , in many cases with little preparation or warning , now had to redesign their curricula for the 11–16 age group . |
| 5 | Consequently , our lads , whenever they wished to express their contempt for the French , would show them two fingers . |
| 6 | The lawyers , working away in their legal centre in Kirkwall , continued to prepare their case for the Proof Hearing , which was due to open in Kirkwall on 3 April . |
| 7 | But he wanted to save their publication for the book he was always going to write and which was to follow ‘ line for line ’ the artistic development of his friend during those decisive years . |