Example sentences of "[verb] their [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Emphasis must be put on the task , individuals must accept the need to modify their views for its sake , and group effort must be seen to be superior to individual effort . |
| 2 | The men strained their ears for continuing sounds of the ghostly train . |
| 3 | Guiding Lights was showing normal navigation lights but the pitch darkness made distance deceptive and the watchers ashore strained their ears for signs of shore contacts . |
| 4 | Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan tried to lure Beardsley back to his native North East earlier this season , but Kendall spurned their attempt for the player he holds up as an example to all professionals . |
| 5 | There are no concessions on Fridays and Saturdays ( except for Saver Ticket holders ) , but we do offer substantial concessionary prices on Mondays to Thursdays , when senor citizens , UB40 holders , students and children under 16 can buy their tickets for just £5.00 — and anyone can buy a ticket for £5.00 for any night during preview weeks ( see diary for details ) . |
| 6 | His team dismissed their opponents for a record low score . |
| 7 | WORLD rugby officials yesterday risked a damaging political backlash by reaffirming their support for a South African-held World Cup in 1995 . |
| 8 | FLY-HALVES Michael Lynagh and Naas Botha got an early chance to size each other up before world champions Australia take on would-be kings South Africa later on this month when they meet , plying their trade for Treviso and Rovigo respectively , in the Italian Championship final . |
| 9 | Although no one will doubt their possibilities for elegance and robustness , sitting on a solid wood seat can test the limits of comfort after quite a short time and woven seats are little better . |
| 10 | Domestic cats left to fend for themselves in the wild would still spend much of their time asleep , and conserve their energy for hunting at dawn and dusk . |
| 11 | France , Belgium and the USA , Zaïre 's principal aid donors , were said to have stressed their backing for Tshisekedi , and on Dec. 3 the Belgian government was reported to be considering military intervention , following Mobutu 's order to his Prime Minister to form a new government within 48 hours . |
| 12 | These rules express the interactional dispositions of the individuals concerned which constrain their potential for acquiring novel behaviour randomly through learning . |
| 13 | Many students told me that they only joined the League because it was the correct thing to do at middle school and at university they maintained their membership for the social functions the League organised , such as outings and dances . |
| 14 | ROUND the world yachtsman Robin Knox-Johnson and his crew were off the southern coast of Brazil yesterday as they maintained their challenge for the Jules Verne Trophy . |
| 15 | Despite several meetings in July , negotiators failed once again to meet their deadline for agreement on a common European Communities ( EC ) -European Free Trade Area ( EFTA ) European Economic Area ( EEA ) , scheduled to become operative in January 1993 . |
| 16 | Ultimately , effective child protection is dependent on political will to support both parents and professionals with the resources they need to meet their responsibilities for children 's welfare . |
| 17 | University students were particularly angered by the government 's refusal to meet their demands for a minimum monthly grant in line with the country 's average wage . |
| 18 | Diamond and Smith base their forecasts for young UK entrants to university on 1980 . |
| 19 | My hands got very cold too , but my mother helped me every morning by baking two potatoes in their skins for me to keep in my pockets ; they retained their heat for quite a long time . |
| 20 | That construction is intended to ensure that the courts do not substitute their view for that of the administrator just because they believe that a different conclusion would be more reasonable . |
| 21 | They drank coffee and played cards throughout the long haul to London , only interrupting their concentration for the Sheikh 's frequent visits aft to watch over his son . |
| 22 | Around half returned almost immediately , while half deferred their studies for a year . |
| 23 | I think this idea that these magazines are read only by the young is totally wrong , er , elderly women go to the libraries and the Mills and Boon 's section is one of their favourite places , its got more stock there than any of the more serious fiction , so there must be something in it that is satisfying their need for romance perhaps . |
| 24 | By the mid-twenties , on average , most men and women will be satisfying their search for relationships through either a series of relationships or one stable relationship . |
| 25 | Sir David Attenborough has been visiting a nature reserve to thank industrialists for helping to save a precious piece of the environment.He joined business sponsors who swopped their pinstripes for green wellies for the day . |
| 26 | Ab van Marion , director of Progress ' European operations , admitted that Progress version 6 users will have to rewrite their applications for version 7 . |
| 27 | ‘ I am pleased and thankful that the medical practice have sought to accept their responsibility for the oversight as soon as possible . ’ |
| 28 | These same enterprises send their trucks for transporting merchandise during the harvest periods , and the classification of tea leaves for quality is also done by the enterprise , without the participation of the small producers , who are paid in accordance with this classification . |
| 29 | A Jacobite agent writing towards the end of Queen Anne 's reign thought that there were people in England who " wish the King [ i.e. " James III " ] well , who would not hazard their estates for him " . |
| 30 | Miss Cole said the liquidators will now pursue their claim for the balance of the £580,000 , plus interest bringing the total to more than £600,000 . |