Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] their [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | RUGBY UNION : Scotland have delayed naming their team for Saturday 's international against world champions Australia amid continuing doubts over the fitness of full back Gavin Hastings . |
| 2 | Public transport timetables should be examined to estimate their adequacy for staff travel in the light of the knowledge gained on where staff are domiciled and the early and late evening shift changes . |
| 3 | As stated above , the samples of dementia sufferers were to be generated over a period of one year ( 1 April 1984–31 March 1985 ) ; and the development officers were to continue to provide their service for one further year ( until 31 March 1986 ) though no further sample members ( project clients in the case of the action sample ) were to be generated during the second year . |
| 4 | well , that 's a good point you see somebody who has slogged their way for a decade through messy complicated family litigation or have even represented myself in court in front of a judge in the court of session and one , and I 'm very proud of this I did this last May um I know how tough the going is |
| 5 | The dancing was held outside , in the open air behind the pavilion , a band playing hot jazz as Rachel and Damian led the dancing by the gleam of the swimming-pool , and the rhythm of their bodies as they moved blazed their desire for each other to the watching guests . |
| 6 | Now police have apologised for the mistake and promised to review their procedure for returning property to bereaved relatives . |
| 7 | The only thing these artists have in common is their gallery of origin the Bachelier-Cardonsky of Kent , Connecticut , USA which has sent their work for the first time ever to Paris where it can be seen at Gianna Sistu for a month . |
| 8 | For the separatists , IME offers escape from the system — political as well as economic — which has imprisoned their nation for half a century . |
| 9 | Outside in the street , still waiting in the cold wind were the friends , neighbours and complete strangers who had come to show their support for the families . |
| 10 | Jeanette and Simon Edwards , who lost two babies in three years , want to show their support for the new group by giving it a cash boost . |
| 11 | The fish have to be caught by longlining to preserve their quality for drying , and landings have not yet been at the level that was hoped for . |
| 12 | What is certain is that as the relationship between doctors and their patients becomes less paternalistic , so must the manner in which we seek to obtain their consent for treatment . |
| 13 | ‘ I am pleased and thankful that the medical practice have sought to accept their responsibility for the oversight as soon as possible . ’ |
| 14 | How he 'd made their evening for them . ’ |
| 15 | I squashed into the middle of 50,000 betting-mad horse fans at the immaculate Shatin racecourse to witness their mania for gambling , and found the atmosphere more infectious than on the terraces of Aintree or Ascot . |
| 16 | ‘ Mr McQuaid 's room is ready , ’ Maggie said as they prepared to take their leave for the night . |
| 17 | When the absurdly naive theatricals by which the clerks seek to cloak their scheme for preventing the miller 's stealing — which has increased from the " curteis " to the " outrageous " with the illness of their college 's manciple — reveal their design to him , he determines to steal yet more , out of pride , and out of his own version of measure for measure , but not out of covetousness : As soon as the two clerks can stop and consider the trick that has been played on them , we see that the miller 's action , motivated by his pride , hits directly at the pride of the clerks : Another offence to John 's pride leads him later to attempt to bed the miller 's wife , hearing the success of Alayn with the daughter ( 4199 – 209 ) . |
| 18 | Younger first time buyers would find such a scheme an unnecessary burden since , presuming that they retired at the standard age , they would have to continue paying their mortgage for 30 or 40 years before the pension plan matured to pay it off . |
| 19 | ‘ They were even asking the manager if he was going to continue paying their bonus for still being down the pit , ’ he said . |
| 20 | The Stoddard players would like to thank their Captain for not upstaging their team on behalf of Lyles . |
| 21 | Central Council would like to express their gratitude for the many generous donations and gifts which help to maintain the high standard of care given to the Home 's guests . |
| 22 | He was certainly not going to do their job for them . |
| 23 | You need to know the desires , interests and capacities of your subordinates and above all to avoid doing their thinking for them . |
| 24 | Many depend upon it to help implement their action for the environment . |
| 25 | Our preceding discussion has concentrated upon the two major views of the importance of money , and this section intends to clarify their implication for the direction and significance of monetary policy . |
| 26 | He said , " You need n't think I 'm just going to give up , that I 'm just going to take their word for it ! " |
| 27 | However they have had to prove their worth for online transaction processing . |
| 28 | They intend to press their demand for a British referendum , towards the end of the committee stage . |
| 29 | Only so can we hope to retain their enthusiasm for what must inevitably sometimes seem a long and weary journey . |
| 30 | Customers are invited to nominate their plumber for the title . |