Example sentences of "[prep] running their [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Commitment not only to the extended family but also to the nuclear , two-parent family will diminish as men fail to adjust to the aspirations of educated women , and more women follow the long-established practice in coastal west Africa of running their own households . |
| 2 | The redundant pitmen each pledged ten thousand pounds of their own money to try to turn their dream of running their own business into reality . |
| 3 | LIKE other companies that presume to tell others their business — banks , advertising agencies and so on — management consultants have a poor reputation for running their own affairs . |
| 4 | A Britain where freedom was extended and where people took on more responsibility for running their own lives . |
| 5 | It has given parents and teachers much more responsibility for running their own schools and has freed the schools from the dead hand of local education bureaucracy in many places . |
| 6 | This is vital because most people taking up franchises are not experienced in running their own businesses . |
| 7 | The accession to power of nationalist movements and parties — the taking of political power by indigenous Africans previously denied a voice in running their own countries — brought about a dramatic transformation in Africa 's media . |
| 8 | They continued to enjoy rather more autonomy in running their own affairs , but the state officials who dealt with them were scarcely less rapacious than landlords . |
| 9 | Measures affecting higher education saw the universities granted greater autonomy in running their own affairs . |
| 10 | members were most interested in running their own school and tended to see more general materials as not immediately relevant |
| 11 | Four hospitals in the central south area are to carry out a pilot study in running their own affairs , a first step towards opting out of the National Health Service . |
| 12 | ‘ Most people in the health service suffer from the feeling there are far too many layers of authority above them and far too many constraints about what people can do when it comes to running their own unit better . |
| 13 | The first weeks in a job can be daunting — and irritating for women who are used to running their own lives . |
| 14 | VAT rules are threatening a valuable scheme that helps people on unemployment and other benefits to get the first foot on the ladder to running their own businesses . |
| 15 | Finally , they could contribute to the farm income by running their own tourist enterprise . |