Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] [art] lives " in BNC.

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1 Father , we thank you that you continue to work in the lives of our fellow believers , restoring health and strength to the sick , comforting those who are sad , supporting those who are lonely .
2 The survey people stressed the importance of neutrality and objectivity in research , and the participant observation enthusiasts argued that the essential thing about social life is what it means to those involved , and that the only valid way of getting at these meanings is to participate in the lives of those who shared them .
3 These fast-changing times should cause all of us to reflect on the lives we are leading and how we can better them for ourselves and those around us .
4 Beyond social contact , the phone has a practical role to play in the lives of working mothers .
5 I 'm enjoying the challenge and regard it as a privilege to share in the lives of others .
6 Drug laws are shaped by vested economic interest , and the real reason that some drugs remain illegal is to allow the law to intervene in the lives of those the state perceives as threatening .
7 He said the killings had shaken some members of Panama 's Defence Force , but that in the aftermath of the uprising , when suspicion of complicity ran wide , no one was prepared to plead for the lives of the coup plotters .
8 Many pioneers of women 's education made it quite clear that they did not accept Emily Davies ' view that girls might be trained in the same way as boys , and argued that they should be given an opportunity , by way of , for example , domestic science classes , to prepare for the lives a majority of them would lead as wives and mothers .
9 Moreover , the officer of arms making the visitation was directed to enquire into the lives of all those using a title of honour or dignity such as knight , esquire or gentleman , and if such a title or coat of arms had been falsely assumed or usurped , the offender was to be publicly denounced by proclamation .
10 Problems like overcrowded home conditions or a husband 's alcoholism , which had been going on for at least two years and which were rated as major difficulties ( 1–3 on a 6-point scale of severity ) , were found to occur in the lives of a great many more psychiatric cases than normal women .
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