Example sentences of "their [noun pl] in [noun] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Our affluent workers remain , in spite of their affluence , men who live by selling their labour power to their employers in return for wages ; and , in all probability they will still be so at the end of their working days . |
| 2 | Marshes also provide life-saving cover for female crabs that have shed their shells in preparation for mating . |
| 3 | He despised these army men , in particular those who had lost their units in exchange for secondment to MVD camp detachments . |
| 4 | It enlisted the help of the Town Crier to encourage parishioners to empty their larders in time for Lent . |
| 5 | With his assistance she could return to that blessed , wondrous world of — when had it been ? — an hour ago , before disaster had fallen upon her , when she had been blissfully on her way to pin Miss Dallam into the dress that would make both their reputations in Frizingley for elegance . |
| 6 | Instead of accepting the cash deal Pearl shareholders can sell their shares in return for AMP 's loan notes . |