Example sentences of "[is] their [noun sg] for [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If they were n't , and I 'm told that it was Babes In Toyland who were full of doughnuts , then what 's their excuse for sounding like this ? |
| 2 | However , a consequence of this autonomy is their responsibility for seeing that housework gets done . |
| 3 | One of the more interesting aspects of the use of computers in education is their potential for involving children in problem-solving activities . |
| 4 | Then Messrs. Gwynne 's proposal for equalizing the strain on each inidividual rope by means of connected Hydraulic Rams is most satisfactory , as also is their suggestion for actuating the lift up gates by means of Hydraulic pressure utilising the engine for pumping up the accumulator . |
| 5 | So too is materialism which is their reason for positing it as a rightful successor to idealism as the method for understanding history . |
| 6 | What is their programme for moving ? — and so on . |
| 7 | One physiological process of the leather corals which must be considered when designing an aquarium for them is their mechanism for excreting waste products . |
| 8 | So this is their justification for bringing in the childhood . |