Example sentences of "their [noun pl] were [verb] for " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Furniture manufacturers could only operate under licence to the government and most of their products were designated for the defence of the realm . |
| 2 | Tottenham2 Aston Villa5 THE most disappointing aspect of Tottenham 's 13th home defeat of the season was not their naive defending or individual errors that made Aston Villa think some of their opponents were practising for the PFA strike . |
| 3 | A few days later the previous owners sent her pedigree and a short letter , explaining that their grandchildren were to blame for Sorrel 's temper . |
| 4 | In fact they had known all about Crabb 's venture before they arrived at Portsmouth and their frogmen were waiting for him as he approached the cruiser . |
| 5 | The Americans had under estimated the fact that their troops were trained for battle in Europe , against the USSR in tank warfare — not jungle warfare in a semi-tropical climate . |
| 6 | Although forewarned by the bombardment , the Germans had not temporarily withdrawn from the heights ; so the troops in their trenches were bombarded for the best part of a week and could receive no food or relief from the devastating artillery fire . |
| 7 | THREE men who kidnapped Post Office security guards then threatened their families were jailed for a total 40 years yesterday . |
| 8 | Their napkins were kept for them in specially designed pigeon-holes to which they homed on entering , before head-ing for their tables . |
| 9 | More vulnerable than copyhold tenants were leaseholders , particularly when their leases were granted for limited terms such as seven or ten years , with the possibility of the rent being raised at each renewal . |
| 10 | Or rather , their memoirs were launched for them at a glib and glitzy party by Heinemann , the publishers . |
| 11 | Their bodies were left for several hours to serve as an example of the fate awaiting people who oppose the regime . |
| 12 | The exceptions were the Frenchmen and Savoyards in the service of Henry III , Edward I and Edward II , such as Jean de Grilly or Maurice and Amaury de Craon , who served as seneschals ; or the Italian creditors of Edward I and Edward II who held the financial office of constable as a means whereby their loans were assigned for repay-ment from Gascon revenues . |
| 13 | The persons assigned to act as regional commissioners were placed on standby and the secret bunkers from which they would control their regions were prepared for occupation . |
| 14 | Parents are now having second thoughts : ‘ I 've heard people saying they would n't have chosen to put their children in school , but their friends were going for it and they were afraid they would miss out , ’ she said . |