Example sentences of "their [noun pl] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The buyout team have mortgaged their possessions to pay for the company . |
| 2 | A lot of people are keeping their fingers crossed for him . |
| 3 | Travel and feature writers from all over the world had stayed in Crystal Springs , going back to their desks to write for the Most part glowing reports . |
| 4 | Existing users can have their products upgraded for a cost expected to be some £500 per site ; new users can buy products from the wide-ranging series at between £900 and £50,000 . |
| 5 | The traders from West Promenade and Queen Street called on the Rhuddlan Borough Council to amend their plans to allow for pedestrian links between West Parade and the beach . |
| 6 | The Opposition must withdrawn their policy , and do so today , or everyone will know what their policies mean for British Steel . |
| 7 | West Country Living : Where gas really could be the main problem Lynne Edmunds suggests that all buyers should have their houses checked for radon |
| 8 | Some fear it 's their last chance to secure the future they and their forefathers worked for . |
| 9 | All these preparations for living off the land were unnecessary , for between them they knew of a network of wealthy houses , stretching from St Tropez to Mykonos , where bedrooms with a bath en suite , swimming-pools and occasional servants in white gloves would be put at their disposal by parents only too grateful to discover that their daughters had not , as yet , been violated by a lorry-driver or their sons arrested for the importation of stuff . |
| 10 | In Alaska I have seen seaplanes landed on tarmac in winter 's first snow to have their skis fitted for the rest of the season . |
| 11 | Now for a motor car I think you can say that the practical desirabilities of a car , and the acceleration and performance and looks are very important , one could also say that the fact that many people have their cars bought for me by the firm they work for means that they will therefore buy a larger car than they would if it was their own money that they were spending , so the market for cars is perhaps not one which is determined by energy efficiency or even optimum efficiency in terms of people 's and prestige is coming into it as much as these other factors and it is determined by who pays the money . |
| 12 | They have left their homes looking for an education . |
| 13 | Nevertheless , it 's not uncommon in the United States that families may , for example , have to sell their homes to pay for the medical treatment of a relative . |
| 14 | In this case the incomers had their homes bought for them . |
| 15 | on their backsides waiting for nuts |
| 16 | All Assisted Place Holders have their books paid for and those on a low income may receive an assistance with uniform , meals and travel . |
| 17 | The winners and their parents were going to have their pictures taken for the newspaper . |
| 18 | and drop their heads to sniff for tracks . |
| 19 | BANGOR 'S Stephen Eachus and Paul Byrne turned up at Windsor Park with their heads shaved for Comic Relief . |
| 20 | Feverishly they attacked the sea , their eyes straining for any sign of movement in the red-tinged , black water . |
| 21 | Their eyes met for an instant . |
| 22 | Their eyes met for a moment , then he looked away . |
| 23 | As he came through the hut again , the man was there , about to sign out , and their eyes met for a moment , and Cormack felt scared . |
| 24 | Their eyes met for a split second , bleak green against ice-blue , and in that fleeting moment she wanted to tell him the truth , she wanted to explain , repaint the picture that had been mistakenly built up . |
| 25 | Their eyes met for the space of a long heartbeat , and despite the clean white bandage round the man 's forehead and the strip of plaster on one bruised cheek , Grant felt a surge of rage at the thought that he was face to face with the brutal oriental who had hurt Pam . |
| 26 | Their eyes met for a moment and Guido smiled back at her , flooding her heart with foolish pleasure . |
| 27 | Gudok pointed out that such an exploit could not be repeated all over Russia , so staff on individual railway lines would have to keep their eyes skinned for military or criminal activity . |
| 28 | COLUMBUS CAPER : Jim , Sara and friends keep their eyes skinned for laughs |
| 29 | Their eyes clashed for a moment , then Leonora shrugged . |
| 30 | As well as keeping their eyes peeled for surface coins and jewellery , beachcombers also look for non-metal items on their foreshore hunting grounds . |