Example sentences of "[to-vb] their [noun pl] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Earlier the Strabane girl and Eileen Rose Power had combined to halve their foursomes with the strong English pair Julie Hall and Kirsty Speak . |
| 2 | Evidence suggests that some LEAs have been redistributing resources to meet their obligations under the 1981 Act . |
| 3 | The president of the employers ' federation , the Union Patronale de Côte d'Ivoire ( UPACI ) , Joseph Aka Anghui , cited rampant fraud , inefficient bureaucracy , price controls and high taxes as key problems affecting industry ; he also complained of the failure of government bodies to meet their debts to the private sector . |
| 4 | The trend for suburban dwelling was set by the wealthy , and planned suburbs appeared in order to meet their needs in the 1860s . |
| 5 | The longer they have been Christians and the more they have been preoccupied with their Christian activities , the more difficult it becomes to relate their beliefs to the perceived needs of their friends . |
| 6 | The development tools allow programmers to concentrate their efforts on the finer points of the program without having to worry about compatibility problems . |
| 7 | Yeah you only need to write their details on the first page in which they appear . |
| 8 | ‘ They 've been encouraging local authorities to tighten their belts for the last 14 years , ’ he protests . |
| 9 | He admitted last night : ‘ I ca n't wait for the players to find their feet in the Premier League . ’ |
| 10 | Managers should be obliged by the Takeover Panel to provide their shareholders with the same information , particularly three-year cash-flow forecasts and industry analysis , that they show their bankers . |
| 11 | Some commentators also note that many directors of small companies might well refuse to provide their auditors with the proposed statement and the supporting evidence ; if this proves to be correct , it will result in a significant increase in the number of limitation of scope qualifications . |
| 12 | This means that , as part of an internal market , hospitals would trade with one another , with self-governing hospitals or with the private sector in order to provide their patients with the best treatment available . |
| 13 | One study of Scottish babies showed that 90 per cent of mothers started to train their babies during the first year with half of the middle class and a quarter of the working class starting before 6 months of age ( Drillien 1964 ) . |
| 14 | The survey undertaken on behalf of Swann and reported in para. 5.11 on the extent to which teacher training courses were aiming to inform their students about the linguistic diversity of Britain today , revealed what was considered by Swann , to be an inadequate response to the widespread presence of ethnic minority language speakers in our nation 's schools . |
| 15 | If governors are to be helped to perform their duties under the 1981 Act effectively , these duties must be set into the context of the responsibilities imposed by the 1986 and 1988 Acts . |
| 16 | And when Ross , impaling some pieces of chicken on the end of long sticks , promised to show them how to barbecue the joints they were thrilled , after the meat was cooked , to sink their teeth into the hot , if slightly charred , meat . |
| 17 | US President George Bush had also personally urged the delegations to the Middle East peace talks to continue their negotiations despite the Israeli action . |
| 18 | As it was , some 50,000 soldiers were to lose their lives during the next few months in fruitless attacks on Chunuk Bair . |
| 19 | Will the Prime Minister now tell us whether he accepts that , in addition to the massive number of homes repossessed last year , a further 80,000 families are to lose their homes in the current year ? |
| 20 | This time around , the national spotlight is far less intense , leaving the candidates to peddle their messages to the local electorate without the big boys to lend a hand . |
| 21 | The distinct lozenges of mud have gone , worn down by the weather , but it is possible to see their outlines in the dissolving walls . |
| 22 | She and Sarah tried to arrange their dates for the same evenings , so that for the rest of the week they were free to go out together . |
| 23 | The Montanist prophets required everyone to acknowledge their utterances as the true work of the Holy Spirit . |
| 24 | It 's now occupied by Montupet who are allowing the legion of De Lorean fans to drive their cars on the old test track once again . |
| 25 | The highlight of the event will be tomorrow , when they will get the chance to drive their cars around the original test-track and be taken on a tour of the factory . |
| 26 | Manuel and Eva had a bar on the tip of paradise as well as enough time to enjoy their dogs to the full ! |
| 27 | But there were others who , despite their disaffection to Hanover , had little desire to risk their necks for the positive alternative the Pretender represented . |
| 28 | Hundreds more Herefordians are expected to risk their morals at the first show in the city early next month . |
| 29 | This family comes from a long line of fishermen … now unable to float their boats in the silted up harbour except at high tide they catch hardly enough to feed themselves . |
| 30 | In 1338 the northern clergy were to instruct their parishioners about the crucial need for , and inescapable burdens of , defence against the Scots , so that the ‘ pious exhortations ’ of the priests might induce support for a united struggle against the enemies of the realm . |