Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [pers pn] of their [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | The tendency to render horrific incidents of this sort into funny tales or ‘ atrocity stories ’ ( Dingwall 1977 ) , told ritualistically within the occupational culture of the station , is a further attempt to strip them of their emotional hold . |
2 | The obvious unfairness of such poverty side by side with conspicuous affluence reminded them of their vulnerable parents back home . |
3 | You had only to ride out the storm — inside preferably — ’ with a flash of humour as the heavens reminded him of their still present threat ‘ — and the dust would soon have settled . |
4 | When the wind dropped an occasional rumble in the distance reminded them of their first taste of war 's excitements . |
5 | There is something spiritually uplifting about the continued failure of these professional advocates to persuade us of their own worth . |