Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] for their [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | As a leading Nonconformist , Richard Baxter was especially targeted for their persecutions . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | The people who displayed the various crafts were warmly thanked for their displays . |
| 5 | The people who displayed the various crafts were warmly thanked for their displays . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ People were literally running for their lives but I was rooted to the spot . ’ |
| 8 | The resulting explosions and the unmistakable scramble of stunt men who are literally running for their lives adds a vital touch to the scene . |
| 9 | The released prisoners all feared for their lives . |
| 10 | Many of these men became local characters , if only remembered for their nicknames and their prowess in drinking . |
| 11 | BRITONS are becoming a nation of tactical shoppers , only reaching for their wallets when they see a bargain . |
| 12 | Pontypool were constantly penalised for their indiscretions , especially in the scrums , and despite the return after 10 weeks of Dean Oswald , their Kiwi No 8 , they were unable to win any worthwhile possession . |
| 13 | That 's what I say to a lot of people today , they moan about dockers but they 're only fighting for their rights . |
| 14 | Standards of care should therefore be safeguarded and protected and the possibility of nurses being inadequately prepared for their roles should reduce dramatically . |
| 15 | Farming pioneers , as with any other industry are not always the best rewarded for their efforts . |
| 16 | They are best known for their pantomimes and comedy and felt the need for a change . |
| 17 | MIKE STERN/BOB BERG Stern 's guitar and Berg 's saxophone are currently best remembered for their contributions to Miles Davis ' comeback bands . |
| 18 | ‘ The Italians were bigger , stronger and older than us but in the end we just went for their throats . |
| 19 | And Blackburn are desperately fighting for their lives in this league cup competition . |
| 20 | People do n't buy AEG just to care for their clothes . |
| 21 | Furthermore , to the extent that some doctors , especially those recently trained , see themselves as medical scientists solving problems and dispensing cures , rather than fundamentally caring for their patients , they may , in fact , be guilty of distancing themselves from , if not abandoning , their dying patients . |
| 22 | Many still fear for their lives , but have been told they can stay here until it 's safe to return . |
| 23 | Leopards still die for their skins and it takes five to seven leopards to provide the material for one fur coat ! |
| 24 | She always paid for their meals during rehearsals and they would troop off to the Express Dairy cafeteria opposite . |
| 25 | Their children are still paying for their parents ' ‘ sins ’ . |
| 26 | Their children are still paying for their parents ' ‘ sins ’ . |
| 27 | Although he dispensed hospitality lavishly to the townspeople , he had no success ; political folly only compounded his incompetence as a landlord , and some Chichester tradesmen were still waiting for their bills to be settled ten years later . |
| 28 | In dire emergencies Scotsmen can still reach for their dirks without risking their wallets . |
| 29 | The Tigers have denied responsibility ; but they usually do for their atrocities . |
| 30 | He hardly waited for their introductions but ushered them into the warm , sweet-smelling room , chattering and asking questions like a magpie . |