Example sentences of "who fought for the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Many from Transylvania who fought for the downfall of Ceaucescu are persecuted , whilst his defenders are treated as heroes .
2 Colonel Bullen Reynes , who fought for the king during the Civil War , built the house in the 1690s .
3 When they wanted to stop the investment programme , it was managing director Malcolm Cotton who fought for the idea .
4 The demonstrators want Britain to apologize for the executions of nine men who fought for the island 's independence in the fifties .
5 There were those who fought for the joy of fighting and those who slew for the sake of slaying .
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