Example sentences of "[vb past] their [adj] [noun] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus immediately he managed to drive a wedge between the virtuous students , worthy of support , who studied sciences for the sake of society , and the self-indulgent arts students who pursued their chosen subject for the sake of their own benefit . |
| 2 | On land , and in particular in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland , this was certainly not in the well-known form of lime juice , as the Gaels applied their own wisdom for the prevention of the disease . |
| 3 | But when the nation was not at war the social round of the Fields was formidable Olive , it is said , eventually grew tired of Morris Grange so , in 1919 , Norman bought Lartington Hall with its 140 acres of parkland , 3 grouse moors , 3 lakes , 13 farms and most of the cottages in the village , and it became their principal residence for the rest of their lives . |
| 4 | In West Berlin the huge crowd at the Rathaus , some of whom had crossed from the East to listen to the speeches , reserved their greatest enthusiasm for the former Social Democrat leader , Chancellor and Mayor of West Berlin , Mr Willy Brandt , who told them , to wild cheers : ‘ Berlin will live and the Berlin Wall will come down . ’ |
| 5 | The critics reserved their worst words for the relatively unknown George Corraface , who plays Columbus . |
| 6 | The Annamese mandarin looked at Joseph 's eager face for a moment , then his eyes lost their watchful look for the first time and he smiled . |
| 7 | He and this other chap , a rather nice English fellow called Theo Sykes , each had their own candidate for the job when the previous master , Lorimer , retired . |
| 8 | Similarly , the concern for the pollution of and from bodily secretions on a practical level worked to promote the integrity and productivity ( in human terms ) of the family unit — a matter of prime importance for a group concerned for its very existence and reproduction — whilst on a symbolic level , the exiles , concentration upon the unity , purity and integrity of the physical body well reflected their larger concern for the threatened boundaries of the body politic . |
| 9 | Prime Minister Pierre Bérégovoy narrowly defeated a no confidence vote in the National Assembly on June 1 , in which 25 deputies of the French Communist Party ( PCF ) abandoned their passive support for the ruling Socialist Party ( PS ) to join the opposition parties tabling the motion — the Gaullist Rally for the Republic ( RPR ) and the centrist Union for French Democracy ( UDF ) . |