Example sentences of "[verb] their [noun sg] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their origins stem from France where old Mr Fauchon years ago told me his forebears were Huguenots , who fled their country from a small place bearing the family name of Fauchonville . |
| 2 | The chemists encouraged people to have fun in the sun while protecting their skin from the harsh rays which can prove dangerous . |
| 3 | Every computer user should seriously consider protecting their system with an uninterrupted power supply . |
| 4 | Other walkers were struggling up the dusty track , sweating and wheezing their way to the high plateau . |
| 5 | However existing members of a scheme prior to the change taking effect ( i.e. 1 June 1989 ) are not affected and are still entitled to defer their pension under the old rules , provided their employer is agreeable . |
| 6 | Warrington maintained their revival with a convincing 30–18 victory over St Helens on Saturday even though Kevin Ellis was sent off for an alleged trip . |
| 7 | In view of the subsequent controversy , it is an important point to note that the Free Presbyterians did not retaliate but maintained their composure under a considerable volley of missiles . |
| 8 | Many students told me that they only joined the League because it was the correct thing to do at middle school and at university they maintained their membership for the social functions the League organised , such as outings and dances . |
| 9 | Trader & Entertainer maintained their improvement with a deserved 2-2 draw at Pearl Oyster . |
| 10 | Struggling in the set-pieces , Scotland maintained their challenge through the superb play of the loose forwards , especially Rob Wainwright . |
| 11 | They base their prognosis on the aggressive new product development and marketing that has been Cadbury 's hallmark in recent years . |
| 12 | Typically organisations require employees to obtain two or three estimates and base their payment on the lowest one . |
| 13 | And although the majority of materialist philosophers base their belief in the neurophysiological theory of perception on arguments rather than observations , they are , nevertheless , greatly influenced by the apparent successes of neurophysiology . |
| 14 | After Adelaide , Bodyline was not exploited with quite the same intensity , but the crowds retained their fury at the mere sight of a ‘ bumper ’ . |
| 15 | Inverleith retained their place in the top flight with a dramatic 7-6 victory over Touche Ross in the final game . |
| 16 | In the Berne elections on April 29 , 1990 , the coalition parties retained their domination of the grand council . |
| 17 | The Aborigines had suffered at the hands of the sealers — many of the women were kidnapped and put to work plucking birds for the feather trade — but they retained their custom of a spontaneous welcome for anyone who put into port on the island . |
| 18 | They did n't appear to mind me playing a double game , allying with each in turn , then becoming their opponent at the next round . |
| 19 | Over coffee in the study Miss Danziger thanked the guests individually for their concern , apologised for interrupting their enjoyment of an excellent meal , and explained that so long as she came out of the spasm in less than a minute and a half it was not dangerous and left no ill-effects . |
| 20 | It is much better to evaluate information needs and establish information flows in advance of the decision-making process than to discover their omission at a later stage . |
| 21 | Some place their emphasis upon the transcendent otherness of God and the traditional ‘ good ’ music which expresses it . |
| 22 | For a while they just stood there , staring down at the boar , satisfying their curiosity after the brief and distant glimpses that they 'd had on the hunt . |
| 23 | Twenty six ( 46% ) of the 56 respondents described their pain as a minor nuisance , 23 ( 41% ) as moderately severe , and six ( 11% ) as interfering with their activities . |
| 24 | The shadow social security secretary , Donald Dewar , and Labour 's Scottish affairs spokesman , Henry McLeish , described their anger at the worsening situation when unveiling a rolling campaign aimed at highlighting the rising level of poverty across Scotland . |
| 25 | Editor , — David E Mutton and colleagues report their analysis of the national Down 's syndrome register for 1989–91 . |
| 26 | Druids said they would pursue their case to the European Court against English Heritage 's decision to close Stonehenge again next year at the summer solstice . |
| 27 | The period between May 1989 and February 1990 was dominated by the death in early June 1989 of the spiritual leader , Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini [ see pp. 36724-25 ] , and the struggle between " radical " and " pragmatist " factions within the Islamic regime and in the Majlis ( Parliament ) to establish their leadership in the post-Khomeini era . |
| 28 | Marsh accepted his fate honourably , as everyone expected , and the Australians got on with the job of keeping their boot on the Indian throat . |
| 29 | Those in the lower group of six would play a total of 36 matches with the first two teams keeping their place in the Premier Division while the rest would be relegated in 1994 . |
| 30 | " Most people have an affection for trees and think they 're beautiful and necessary to the landscape and so on , but it 's important that we also realise their value as a national asset . |