Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] for their [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Through therapy , teaching and psychological help , some patients are eventually rehabilitated for their return into society . |
| 2 | It 's easily the biggest financial incentive ever dangled in front of British footballers and dwarfs the £14,000 the England players eventually earned for their troubles in Sweden . |
| 3 | They became interested in the Oakeley Family and did much research for their Introduction , when they published extracts of the diary in 1980 . |
| 4 | Eight times larger than a lion , the griffin has an acute sense of hearing , and its talons are highly prized for their ability to change colour when they come into contact with poison . |
| 5 | It 's not all going according to plan , however , and most days they wind up literally singing for their supper . |
| 6 | Could my right hon. Friend find time today to think again about the significance of an historic referendum which took place in the Ukraine on 1 December , in which the people of Ukraine freely and democratically voted for their sovereignty and independence ? |
| 7 | As a leading Nonconformist , Richard Baxter was especially targeted for their persecutions . |
| 8 | In Scotland at that time hundreds of Covenanters were brutally martyred for their faith in Christ . |
| 9 | Aidan Canavan , chairman of the Dairy Farm Project — set up with aid from the International Fund for Ireland — said : ‘ The centre is one of the examples where success can be achieved by people getting together to work for their community in a non-sectarian way . |
| 10 | And they had better uses for their money than to sit here drinking with Colin and his latest tart who had opened her legs to half Norwich , if rumour were to be believed . |
| 11 | The audience , too , was painfully hungry and yet in the presence of food which was not apparently destined for their stomachs ; this made them feel weak and peevish . |
| 12 | If you 've got a question , shout , shout out to start you on and that start up encourages cos it so often happens yeah bop bop bop bop bop and somebody is still basically looking for their rucksack while all the rest are up the , half way up the mountain . |
| 13 | What , what people had , had Tuesday , Wednesday , Thursday and they perhaps came for their order on the , or their weekend joint on the Friday and I 'd make the whole ticket up and they 'd pay and then that ticket would be torn off and if they wanted that meat delivered on the Saturday , that would be delivered with that ticket on the top . |
| 14 | Instead , trials could be heard by a panel of judges or juries especially selected for their ability to understand the complexities of cases against corporations . |
| 15 | They were highly valued for their experience of picketing and organizing processions . |
| 16 | But A-levels are much admired for their depth and rigour . |
| 17 | People who are self-employed are not included in SERPS and can therefore only provide for their retirement with a personal pension plan plus the basic state pension . |
| 18 | The people who displayed the various crafts were warmly thanked for their displays . |
| 19 | The people who displayed the various crafts were warmly thanked for their displays . |
| 20 | The C2s ( skilled workers to lower management , broadly ) are courted , flattered and endlessly solicited for their opinions , since they are thought to be the deciding factor in the election . |
| 21 | ‘ The final process is the quality service composite , whereby guests are randomly mailed for their judgement on our service . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ You 're saying that Stella , Jean and the manager 's wife are necessary evils who are merely tolerated for their usefulness ? |
| 23 | ‘ People were literally running for their lives but I was rooted to the spot . ’ |
| 24 | The resulting explosions and the unmistakable scramble of stunt men who are literally running for their lives adds a vital touch to the scene . |
| 25 | If the terms of redemption merely provided for their redemption at par , their holders would be highly vulnerable ; for if interest rates fell since the date of issue it would clearly pay the company to redeem them and to borrow money at a lower rate of interest than the fixed dividend . |
| 26 | A criminal bankrupt and a person who has been subject to a previous bankruptcy can only apply for their discharge after the end of five years from the commencement of their bankruptcy ( s 280(1) ) . |
| 27 | The released prisoners all feared for their lives . |
| 28 | Francesco Primaticcio and Niccolo del'Abbate are better known for their work outside their native city , and an outsider , Dionys Calvaert , adopted Bologna to exert great influence on the next generation of painters . |
| 29 | Many of these men became local characters , if only remembered for their nicknames and their prowess in drinking . |
| 30 | BRITONS are becoming a nation of tactical shoppers , only reaching for their wallets when they see a bargain . |