Example sentences of "[verb] be [adj] [verb] their [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The correspondents expressed deep gratitude to Hannah — they were so inspired by her sublimely tranquil and uncomplaining acceptance of the kind of material deprivation considered unacceptable by modern society , so moved by her angelic demeanour and indomitable spirit , that they had been obliged to consider their own situation and concluded that their individual complaints about life were so paltry by comparison that their entire perspective had been changed . |
| 2 | By providing money for so-called buy-back operations , in which countries either bought their own commercial debts back from the banks at deeply discounted levels or , alternatively , simply used the money as collateral when negotiating low-interest bond deals , a number of countries had been able to reschedule their own external obligations on easier repayment terms than had been agreed at the time when they were made . |
| 3 | After attending a local nursery school , some children had been able to write their own names . |
| 4 | Trade unions have been slow to develop their own approach , is coming , and the G M B should be at the forefront . |
| 5 | Until very recently housing associations have been able to have their own policies as to whom they can house , as well as housing a certain proportion of people from the housing waiting-list as part of their financial agreement with the local authority . |
| 6 | The people who decide whether to believe them or not have been able to check their own stocks quickly , to make sure no bombs or material are missing . |