Example sentences of "[verb] their [noun sg] in the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Inverleith retained their place in the top flight with a dramatic 7-6 victory over Touche Ross in the final game . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Oxford United hope to secure their place in the second round of the Coca Cola Cup tonight . |
| 6 | In the absence of any express directions the parties are expected to adduce their evidence in the following order ( FPCR , r21(3) ; FPR , r4.21(2) ) : ( i ) the applicant ; ( ii ) any party with parental responsibility ; ( iii ) other respondents ; ( iv ) the guardian ad litem ; ( v ) the child if there is no guardian ad litem ( or he is conducting his own case or giving instructions to a solicitor on his own behalf ) . |
| 7 | While Dennis and Millie and the first four of their children , Jean , Carol , Suzette and Noel , had headed for the prosperous southern city of Melbourne , Dennis and Joan Riddiford decided to try their luck in the tougher climate of Cairns , in northern Queensland . |
| 8 | Danov said : " I certainly assume that Zhivkov and some other people in his government who have paraded their innocence in the last few years will be indicted . " |
| 9 | You know , she 'd say , they cook their cabbage in the same water as the bacon . |
| 10 | However Greene King could relaunch their bid in the near future … and even if they do n't … they 'll still be holding a forty-three per cent stake in the company |
| 11 | I know my Spencer ancestors built their wealth in the sixteenth century on the rearing of sheep , and I believe one of the benefits of receiving the Freedom of the City is that Freemen , or Women , are able to drive sheep across London Bridge and through the City of London . |
| 12 | With industries and jobs disappearing around them as they still try to find their way in the new Germany , many east Germans find it comforting to enjoy some harmless fun where , for once , they get the upper hand . |
| 13 | Betty and George found their support in the local day centre , Jill from a relative 's support group and Gladys through a care attendant scheme that relieved her responsibilities for a few hours each day . |
| 14 | Many colleges were originally teachers ' colleges which diversified their provision in the 1970s to include broad-based arts , social science and science degrees . |
| 15 | Shirley ( 4.6 ) and Trevor ( 4.8 ) are looking at the shells and their teacher , noticing their interest in the different kinds , joins with them to initiate a ‘ spontaneous ’ sorting activity . |
| 16 | Everton always looked the more competent side and were unlucky not to increase their lead in the 50th minute . |
| 17 | Everton always looked the more competent side and were unlucky not to increase their lead in the 50th minute . |
| 18 | The younger field men , doubtless reflecting their education in the natural sciences , tend to conceive of pollution as a relatively unproblematic phenomenon , as scientifically determinable , hence ‘ obvious ’ . |
| 19 | We do this by having a structured programme to our day which , hopefully introduces leaning to each individual 's life and encourages their participation in the daily tasks within the home . |
| 20 | Equally , women like Susannah and Andrea have chosen to continue their work in the grant-aided sector but at some point that option may no longer remain open to them . |
| 21 | During the same period only about 70 per cent of the pupils who complete fifth grade every year will be able to continue their schooling in the regular education system . |
| 22 | Even ratting contests and prize-fights seemed to lose their appeal in the last quarter of the century . |
| 23 | Danzig merchants tended to invest their money in the new and growing industrial concerns of the west . |
| 24 | At this meeting the divisions review their performance in the current year and present and answer questions on their plans for the following year . |
| 25 | Cleo had never , to her knowledge , seen a ghost , although she had often sensed their presence in the shadowed , tragedy-haunted alleys of the Burrows . |
| 26 | Harvey 's team of illustrators were encouraged to enliven their work in the dramatic , almost irreverent , Bewick style , to rebel against the static poses and solid profiles of previous zoological illustration . |
| 27 | Most of the outstanding men who first made their name in the amateur game , turned professional — Tilden , Perry , Budge , Gonzales ‘ Sedgman , Trabert , and then Rosewall , Hoad , and finally Rod Laver . |
| 28 | That is to say , Libyans whose families had settled in the cities some generations before were perhaps exempt from this process ; but the majority of Libyans made their history in the same way , and shared this picture of the past . |
| 29 | The Gorengs made their home in the former diplomatic quarter , the area which had , to the glee of the Chinese in the Toku-ru warehouse , been accidentally shelled by the malai navy on invasion day . |
| 30 | This made their defeat in the one-day internationals easier for them to bear . |