Example sentences of "have been [vb pp] for their [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well the only thing is that I hope that the next generation that is coming along now will appreciate what has been done for their generation because it took a long time for us to get what we wanted for our children and now with our grandchildren are coming along I hope the town will improve with their growth . |
| 2 | Cummins was the West Indies ' leading wicket-taker in the World Cup and he has been selected for their squad to tour Australia this winter . |
| 3 | The Polish government has promised not to send them home , but no deal has been reached for their resettlement . |
| 4 | A reward has been offered for their recovery , but an MP is calling for a full inquiry . |
| 5 | The third she found broken , knocked over on to its side , the water dripping from a puddle on the windowsill on to a seat below and through that on to the floor , and the flowers scattered and brown-edged , as if they 'd been picked for their beauty and freshness by a little girl and then loosed regardlessly on the path from her sticky hands as she ran off to do something else . |
| 6 | The Infirmary Sub-Committee might also have been commended for their diligence and attention to detail while building was in progress , as the following two consecutive minutes from the House Committee 's meeting in April 1916 show : |
| 7 | Although thousands of civilians have been reported extrajudicially executed or ‘ disappeared ’ in the emergency zones during the past decade , no members of the armed forces are known to have been convicted for their part in these violations . |
| 8 | Erm Leamington Spa ought to have been shot for their TESSA advertising . |
| 9 | He reminded them of how their predecessors had been punished for their wickedness and repeatedly urged obedience to the commands of the Church . |
| 10 | Within the adult education profession at large , there was gratification that the existing providers had been commended for their work , but some fears lest the proposals for future grant allocation might lead to increased governmental control over courses taught . |
| 11 | On the previous day the Democratic Party had claimed that at least 200 people had been arrested for their part in the previous week 's demonstrations . |
| 12 | The Irish tag was redeemed for a small reward and it was only when it arrived back in the Central Fisheries Board office , Dublin , that Sea Angling Officer , Peter Green , discovered that a new distance record had been set for their shark tag scheme . |
| 13 | They went into hiding immediately after , but when they heard that a warrant had been issued for their arrest , Waddell told Gentle he was going to give himself up . |
| 14 | The Dicks were amongst many others who have been recognised for their contribution . |
| 15 | Even when they have not been beating a religious drum , Western historians have been censured for their myopia in treating modern science as if it were an exclusively Western phenomenon . |
| 16 | Former US Congressman Bruce Morrison and his colleagues have been slated for their meeting with Sinn Fein 's Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness in west Belfast yesterday . |
| 17 | THREE former employees of the Top Man chain store in Coleraine have been sentenced for their part in a £10,000 theft of stock and cash from the branch . |
| 18 | These so-called superantigens have been named for their ability to activate simultaneously large numbers of T cells . |
| 19 | It operates from sites which have been selected for their character and serves mainly pizza dishes . |
| 20 | THE parents of murdered British safari girl Julie Ward , left , have been honoured for their campaign to bring her killers to justice . |
| 21 | Four information centres set up by the county council in libraries in towns and villages round Suffolk have been praised for their success . |
| 22 | The BMC , therefore , urges all climbers interested in Range West to note that there are still matters to be cleared up and if they wish to obtain a pass to climb legitimately within the Range , then they will have to attend the safety briefings which have been organised for their benefit . |
| 23 | The themes covered in Advance with English have been chosen for their appeal to young learners who are becoming aware of the world around them . |