Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] their [noun] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finding out that the goods were stolen after receipt is not handling , but if the accused then , for example , sells them , he may have arranged for their disposal for the benefit of another . |
| 2 | Sometimes the findings were examined for their implications for the effectiveness of prisons in preventing recidivism ( European Committee on Crime Problems , 1967 ) , but this was a side issue : the sociology of the prison was not about devising effective treatment programmes . |
| 3 | Now , aspiring judges are called to a room at the western end of the Palace of Westminster overlooking the Thames , and , seated on chairs stamped with the gilt portcullis , interviewed about their suitability for the job . |
| 4 | They have tiny holes drilled in their heads for the insertion of twisted pairs of gold-plated bronze wire to represent tresses of waving hair . |
| 5 | When the party was over , all but the very young , who had to be confined to their cages for the night , would find their way back into the forest . |
| 6 | THE mothers at the centre of the hospital baby swop case talked of their anguish for the first time last night . |
| 7 | At the age of seven he had been put on a ship to Britain , kissed by his mother and sisters , shaken hands with by his Pop , and banished from their sight for the next eleven years , save two brief holidays . |
| 8 | In fact , there is no further mention of the chapel in the Minute Books of their Meetings for nearly three centuries , and much later they were to claim that they did not know about it until it was brought to their attention for the first time in 1846 . |
| 9 | Several prominent political and religious leaders spoke at the service and were united in their calls for the government to take firm and speedy action against those responsible for the deaths . |
| 10 | The authors are united in their concern for the quality of these children 's early experiences , although they disagree markedly in the solutions they offer . |
| 11 | The work may differ , but they are united in their admiration for the skill of the human hand and the imagination which drives them . |
| 12 | Students did not want to suffer such humiliation even though the new policies were implemented by their government for the betterment of the nation . |
| 13 | As stated on p. 13 , research studies in the real world often use a variety of methods , chosen for their suitability for the task in hand . |
| 14 | The majority of the newspapers had become woefully compromised in their support for the government and good investigative journalism was one of the casualties . |