Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] their [noun sg] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The company claims that customers say that they want to do their development at the workgroup level in an open systems environment , on a range of hardware and under different operating systems , and to share data in a decentralised development environment , rather than have it all tied to the Repository on the mainframe server . |
| 2 | All seek to enhance their status at the cost of their rivals . |
| 3 | I watched the cars stopping to pay their money at the toll-house and wondered if any of the drivers were tempted to put their foot down on the accelerator and go Zoom-Crash ! down to the bottom of the gorge . |
| 4 | If they have 500 claims on a pro forma where people are simply asked to sign their name at the bottom , it is not unreasonable for them to consider those claims with a certain degree of scepticism . |
| 5 | People have been simply asked to sign their name at the bottom of a sheet of photocopied paper that says , ’ I want you to look again at my rights . ’ |
| 6 | The band were forced to cancel their appearance at the recent MTV awards ceremony due to Gallup 's ill health . |
| 7 | This year 38pc of students at the college 's six ‘ partner ’ high schools in Birkenhead have elected to continue their education at the college . |
| 8 | Even many voters who dislike and fear the Labour Party are tempted to register their disgust at the Tories ' failures by voting Liberal Democrat . |
| 9 | Most predators prefer to attack their prey at the head end . |
| 10 | The hon. Gentleman and other hon. Gentlemen will know that those cases are still looked at fairly , but perhaps with the attitude that all the claimants were given a form and asked to sign their name at the bottom of the list , rather than submitted a carefully considered claim . |
| 11 | For women whose self-esteem has been largely derived from being the centre of the home , there are a set of problems and issues to be resolved when they are required to take their place at the side of the family stage . |