Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] their [noun] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If they do n't want to do that they can still practise as unregistered practitioners , using an adjective that might offer their clients the same frisson as ‘ alternative . ’ |
| 2 | While the rich could flaunt their wealth the numerous urban poor lived in a state of penury . |
| 3 | In the result the justices on the second day of the hearing , the evidence having been taken the day before and the justices having indicated that they had reached a decision but would give their reasons the next day , made not an interim care order but two prohibited steps orders . |
| 4 | And although they maintained none of County Durham 's 5,000 teachers would lose their jobs the higher than expected pay deal will make the county dig into its reserves to pay for the salary hike . |
| 5 | They hope he will lift their economy out of recession , hope he will heal the racial disharmony and end the violence in their cities , hope he will keep their country the sole superpower in a fast-changing world . |
| 6 | I have to admit that , in the early days , it was with mixed feelings that I intervened — suggesting , for example , that life preparation students really ought to take their turn the same as anyone else . |
| 7 | So the sooner they can double their capacity the better . |