Example sentences of "[v-ing] their [noun pl] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In any large firm the managers have considerable scope for indulging in actions which may not be in the best interests of the owners , or for allowing their subordinates a freer rein than might be in the owners ' interests . |
| 2 | " The dangerous feature of these unions " , wrote one such shipowner , " is that they really are benevolent societies and as such will necessarily accumulate funds , giving their members a contingent interest in those funds and therefore if a man should wish to retire from them as combinations , he is held by interest in them and consequently they must always be in operation " . |
| 3 | As the number of these specialists increased , they tried to use the idea of evolution as a means of giving their disciplines a vague unity , thus creating the first science of ‘ biology ’ . |
| 4 | ‘ Some residents who were moved after the last round of home closures are now faced with losing their homes a second time , ’ said Mr Common . |
| 5 | Staff at Watford Gap say they 're not looking for a place in the annals of high cuisine , just to continue making their customers a nice cup of tea in the morning or a nice cup of tea with their tea . |
| 6 | Here , above , we have teachers who in their different ways are having partial , and perhaps important successes , without offering their pupils a complete diet . |