Example sentences of "[vb infin] their [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because she disliked men , she did not cultivate their friendship . |
| 2 | If the directors do state their reasons the court will investigate them to the extent of seeing whether they have acted on the right principles and will overrule their decision if they have acted on considerations which should not have weighed with them , but not merely because the court would have come to a different conclusion . |
| 3 | er because you know , if we wait till the twenty eighth of October er that you know , wo n't suit their purpose which is that they would like to get on with this so they can invest in plant renewal . |
| 4 | But er unfortunately those on the ground who have shown their skill at wrecking anything that does n't suit their purpose with the support of the Labour group , those on the ground will still be there and I do n't believe that er giving the director of education the executive powers is going to stop them continuing to take the sort of action they 've been taking . |
| 5 | Sometimes older people do not use a service , because it does not suit their inclination or purse rather than because they have no access to it . |
| 6 | It was difficult , because as an out-and-out openside my style did not always suit their rugby . |
| 7 | the market circumstances are such that there are a number of alternative buildings in the locality that could suit their company ; |
| 8 | Use of technical terms is one aspect , for example , of how cogently pupils can talk or write about a topic , how explicitly they can express themselves , and how well they can suit their language to their audience and purpose . |
| 9 | Bearing all this in mind , it may be helpful to those who are still open to suggestions to try to work out with them some very simple menus for a seven-day period ; meals which will suit their pocket , entail little expenditure of energy , but at the same time cover all their basic dietary requirements , and which can be made tasty and interesting by the addition of some of the sauces , seasonings , and flavourings will which you can supply them . |
| 10 | Between 1957 and 1960 they were fitted with the large single indicator box , which did not suit their designs . |
| 11 | While the 1893 Act encouraged local authorities to provide day classes , wherever possible , the five local authorities that encompassed the Potteries area around Stoke-on-Trent decided that it would suit their needs better to combine their resources and establish one residential school . |
| 12 | This may appear obvious but it is surprising how many essays are spoiled because students include too much information-more particularly , information which is not relevant or does not suit their argument . |
| 13 | Now if they pull it off everybody 'll heave a sigh of relief and their methods will be forgiven , and if they do n't then it 'll all be Number 10 's fault and that would probably suit their book just as much as coming good on Plainsong itself . ’ |
| 14 | So this song sort of sprang to mind and I could hear it as I wanted it to be and I could also hear a few little modifications that would suit their purposes , too . |
| 15 | We must not buy their fruits |
| 16 | Basically , however , secure tenants of three years ' standing can buy their houses at discounts ranging from 33 per cent of market price to a maximum of 50 per cent . |
| 17 | COMPANIES can not buy their way into these pages by sending free gifts to the editor . |
| 18 | They 're on a hiding to nothing bless them and er th I mean Kenny is no different to any other manager in the premier league , er they 're all spending a lot of money in the hopes that they can buy their way to success . |
| 19 | Yeah , that unfortunately the majority of people say you 'll get money in a couple of days , then the person would start to argue , because they need their money now to go and buy their shopping . |
| 20 | Lear asks his three daughters to express their love for him and in turn , he will buy their flattery , give them the amount of land measured by their amount of professed admiration . |
| 21 | You could go and buy their clothes or help them choose , you 'd know their size , their style , everything about them . |
| 22 | Where , where do they buy their cocoa ? |
| 23 | Customers who preferred diesel could buy their Clio — in 3-door form only until July 1991 — with a 1.9-litre diesel engine . |
| 24 | If they ca n't help you speak to the feed companies themselves , and if they can not give you the information you want do n't buy their feed , its as simple as that ! |
| 25 | Pub customers do not just buy their beer . |
| 26 | We can not hope to compete with the big stores for plain , cheap knitwear — they can buy their yarn at much better prices than we can and when we add costing for our time we price ourselves out of the market . |
| 27 | There 's n I doubt if there are any tenants who are n't aware of their right to buy and there 's there are in fact plenty of private mortgage lenders around ready to sort erm try and persuade tenants that they can go ahead and buy their homes . |
| 28 | There are no concessions on Fridays and Saturdays ( except for Saver Ticket holders ) , but we do offer substantial concessionary prices on Mondays to Thursdays , when senor citizens , UB40 holders , students and children under 16 can buy their tickets for just £5.00 — and anyone can buy a ticket for £5.00 for any night during preview weeks ( see diary for details ) . |
| 29 | Members can buy their tickets from tomorrow … while other fans can get their 's by going to the next home game against Sunderland |
| 30 | It 's almost worth advertising alcohol just to preserve the lobbying the brewers indulge in to prove that it does n't encourage young people to drink , just for the sight of their endless statistics that prove that all this money they spend on advertising is n't making anybody buy their product : run this by me again , why are you doing it ? |