Example sentences of "they [verb] [pers pn] for their " in BNC.
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| 1 | A mother had instituted her sons heirs and added : ‘ Let them not for any reason alienate the lands which will come to them from my estate , but let them conserve them for their successors and give each other reciprocal guarantees to that effect . ’ |
| 2 | 3pm : IRN feeds broadcast ‘ down the line ’ to local radio stations as they record it for their own broadcasts . |
| 3 | When parliament allows groups of individuals to exercise such power it should come as no surprise that they use it for their own advantage and contrary to the public interest . |
| 4 | They did it for their conquerors . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ They blame us for their problems , I mean even though we have lived here for many , many generations . |