Example sentences of "and [verb] [pron] for their " in BNC.

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1 He rang her just before lunch and recommended us for their pets .
2 Mobutu resisted pressure from Western governments to enter into a power-sharing arrangement with Tshisekedi and attacked them for their " flagrant interference " ; he understood , he said , " that Western aid is mixed with all sorts of threats and blackmail " .
3 To embroider the sampler , we turned to some multiple agencies and asked them for their recommendations of good value on a £1,000 booking for four people .
4 I moved some girls into the middle and asked them for their guesses .
5 Texas Instruments , having recognised the wider implications of producing high performance processors , has attached great importance to its C compilers and produces them for their TMS320C25 and TMS320C3x .
6 By taking V2s from here , from the mountains , shipping them back and using them for their own experiments .
7 At the end of the question period , refocus attention on yourself through repeating your main points , wishing everyone well and thanking them for their attention .
8 Our Chairman , Richard Newcombe , who has taken a particular interest in the museum , then spoke , welcoming the guests and thanking them for their support .
9 It is therefore a bonus for the theory that clay replicators synthesized organic molecules and used them for their own purposes .
10 Central Council appreciates the contribution made by the RAFALOs and thanks them for their efforts .
11 SunSoft is also shipping a multi-processing OEM kit for Solaris 2.0 , which it says will allow system manufacturers to take advantage of the symmetric multi-processing features of the kernel , such as multi-threading , and tune and verify it for their specific hardware implementations .
12 the appropriate days and rewarded them for their votes with meals and refreshments at Magdalen .
13 This is to do with drawing people into a situation and asking them for their thoughts and feelings .
14 Some of us were concerned about speaking to customers and asking them for their observations .
15 I 'll provide the materials and pay them for their labour .
16 Rather : ‘ The business interests of the nation as a whole are subordinated to those of certain sectional interests that usurp control of the national resources and use them for their private gain . ’
17 And you 're quite sure that while the car was down in Streatley , the thieves who I 'm after would n't have had a chance to take it and use it for their break-in ? ’
18 To steal his knowledge and use it for their own wicked ends . ’
19 Position a different 6 people 5 metres away from the same wall and ask them for their estimates .
20 Why , it is in the power of Jesus to whom all authority in heaven and earth is entrusted ; this Jesus is with them always in their mission , to the end of the age ; and naturally , therefore , they baptise men not only into the possession , the ‘ name ’ , of God the Father and the Lord Jesus , but into the sphere of that Holy Spirit who makes real to them the presence of the risen Christ , and empowers them for their work of making him known ( Matt. 28:18–20 ) .
21 SEA-LION pups seem safe as they lounge on a Patagonian beach , slowly building their strength and preparing themselves for their departure into the sea .
22 ‘ Justice ’ refers to the obligation of the Prison Service to treat prisoners with humanity and fairness , and to prepare them for their return to the community in a way which makes it less likely that they will re-offend .
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