Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] their [noun sg] at the " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Do we want the British to put their flag at the South Pole first ?
2 Because merchants paid enormous sums for the right to sell vodka , the imperial government had long been prepared to overlook their chicanery at the point of sale .
3 His orders were obeyed by more than 450 competitors but about 30 — they were apparently reluctant to lose their position at the head of the race - steeplechased over the two closed barriers and carried on running .
4 The inhabitants of Thrush Green were able to gaze their fill at the stranger on the first Sunday after his arrival , as he attended morning service in a dove-grey suit which was far better cut , everyone agreed , than those of the other males in the congregation .
5 The lay people of Durham were proud to have their bishop at the right hand of the Queen .
6 Some of the work has already been done , but we still need to find around £15,000 to enable the expert witnesses to prepare their statements of case and to be available to present their evidence at the inquiry .
7 They include a party of German businessmen , keen to try their hand at the traditional Highland Games sports of shot-putting and caber-tossing , and a group of Australians .
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