Example sentences of "[verb] for their [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( Cash more and Troyna , the editors of the volume in which Rex 's paper appeared , were widely criticized for their own collapse into a cultural essentialism which accused ‘ black youth ’ of being ‘ arrogant , rumbustious and contemptuous ’ and having ‘ a certain fascination for violence ’ ( 1982 , pp. 18 , 33 ) . ) |
| 2 | It 's the sort of feature anyone half handy can make for their own water garden . |
| 3 | It will require a miracle for Bedford to retain their status , even allowing for their few plus points — a top New Zealand coach , the arrival of a useful looking New Zealand scrum-half , and the fact that if the three national divisions are expanded , as proposed , next season , only one team will be going down from the First Division . |
| 4 | The SFO had alleged that they secretly arranged for their own companies to buy shares , thereby raising the take-up level announced to other investors . |
| 5 | They will replace a hotchpotch of weapons that these countries have in the past developed for their own use or bought from abroad . |
| 6 | They fear for their own livelihoods if it is closed . |
| 7 | There is increasing pressure on people to plan for their own old age , possibly using their assets to purchase suitable accommodation and personal care . |
| 8 | DEC already has the incomplete version 1 of the OSF operating system out on its MIPS line , and it 's this that customers are using for their own early development work . |
| 9 | Work in the vineyards continued , with women and children dying while servicing the vineyards that the soldiers on both sides manipulated for their own strategic purposes . |
| 10 | The title ‘ Head of the Commonwealth ’ , against which from the government benches I registered a lone protest upon the second reading of the Royal Titles Bill in March 1953 , enshrines a paradox which thirty years ago two countries in particular conspired for their own purposes to ignore : India , in order to become a republic while forfeiting none of the privileges which allegiance had conferred , and Britain , in order to feed its delusion that the Empire was being transformed into something brighter and better still . |
| 11 | Nevertheless , the ambiguities remain and contribute to the uncertainty with which the CMHT members go about and account for their own work . |
| 12 | For example , many schools , colleges and environmental groups have spent time in remote islands , producing for their own use reports which contain botanical information which remains rather inaccessible . |
| 13 | Postmasters could , and did , ensure that priority was given to the letter advising of these developments which was intended for their own particular political friend in London , and that his enemies ' letters would be delayed until the next post . |
| 14 | Shower and bath gels , face masks and deodorants bought by women are also favourites , although men are too lazy to shop for their own . |
| 15 | " It is strange " , said The Times , " how obstinate men can be in face of measures designed for their own good " . |
| 16 | And there is the all-important local pull , with staff and graduates keen to write for their own university press , strongly supported in EUP 's case by the scholarly expertise of its Press Committee . |
| 17 | The denial of ageism can go further , with older people often being blamed for their own situation . |
| 18 | The poor , however , are often blamed for their own poverty , accused of budgeting badly or living beyond their means . |
| 19 | What I 'm trying to say is , everyone joins for their own different reasons , you ca n't generalise that . |
| 20 | The most voiced reason for having a baby is that the parents can give what was not given in their own lives , to compensate for their own emptiness . |
| 21 | It seems that if Caribbean parents are not too preoccupied with the ‘ struggle ’ to bring their kids up , and there is every reason to believe that , due to the aftermath of migration , familial ruptures and large , possibly unmanageable families , it is a struggle , they are so eager to compensate for their own lack of education that they encumber their children with over-ambitious objectives backed by inflexible , often demoralizing , discipline . |
| 22 | They embraced the myth of revolution to compensate for their own inadequacy , as a substitute for love , friendship , human affection . |
| 23 | But if you did n't have an A licence , most firms that had got their own vehicles could get a C licence which allowed them to keep th take their own goods in er er that they used for their own practices to wherever they were going to but did n't y allow you to take anybody else 's . |
| 24 | Emphasis is placed on the responsibility of individuals to provide for their own welfare needs and those of their dependants . |
| 25 | State welfare services supplement the efforts of individuals and families to provide for their own needs . |
| 26 | Many still felt that the chief need was for full employment and adequate pay , which would enable the working class to provide for their own needs and to retain their independence of state control ; though they were prepared to accept immediate state help for those whose needs could not be met in this way , such as the aged . |
| 27 | In principle we accept that people should be helped to provide for their own needs in old age by contributing throughout their working life to a pension scheme . |
| 28 | Not surprisingly , many women have begun to reject the expectations of men and have looked for their own ‘ role models ’ among themselves . |
| 29 | Where heavy demand or deficiencies existed , small-scale traders such as mechanics , carpenters and plumbers would be allowed to work for their own profit . |
| 30 | The original intention that the poor could be put to work for their own support , or even show the country a profit , was one which developed out of the Elizabethan founding idea of the " parish stock " . |