Example sentences of "our [noun pl] [to-vb] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The harbour was crammed with the great prahus which we had come so far for , but our attempts to communicate with the captains and crewmen were discouraging . |
| 2 | Despite the study design and our attempts to stratify for the stone free interval ( based on > or <2 years ) , there was an imbalance between the three treatment groups on either side of the median ( nine months ) . |
| 3 | A cloud of small white gulls flew over our heads to land on the grass beyond : kittiwakes . |
| 4 | We do n't have much control over what the magistrate 's court committee do , as we could tell from our efforts to appeal against the closure of some other magistrate 's courts erm , anybody else on this subject , I 'll put this to the vote , really since it 's a technicality . |
| 5 | ‘ We do not support the pursuit of this issue in public argument and we will be committing our efforts to campaign for the recall of the Scottish parliament , to stop water privatisation and to achieve independence in Europe . ’ |
| 6 | 3 , We do not support the pursuit of this issue in public argument and we will be committing our efforts to campaign for the recall of the Scottish parliament , to stop water privatisation and to achieve independence in Europe . |
| 7 | ‘ Imagine dusting it , ’ Ivy said in the bedroom , as we put on our coats to go to the theatre . |
| 8 | By making our benefits and services as attractive as possible it will encourage our members to stay with the G M B regardless of where they work . |
| 9 | We therefore have to ask our members to contribute to the upkeep by way of fund-raising activities and this increases their spending on the Institute by many pounds per annum . |
| 10 | Not being in the present will contribute a great deal to the unhappiness caused by worries and anxieties of modem-day living , because we allow our minds to dwell upon the past which we can not change and the future which has not yet happened . |
| 11 | The transit time — the time taken for the food we put into our mouths to pass along the whole of the intestinal tract until the residue is excreted as stools — has also been found to differ enormously between us and them . |
| 12 | Have no doubt in your mind about that because we did not take one of our representatives to negotiate with the guard force to enhance your and their membership that is not the ball game I 'm not playing it and we wo n't do that and you can rest assured we will pursue it to Bridlington if need be . |
| 13 | Your care and our representatives to look after the interests of the population within your area . |
| 14 | They want to take our cows to pay for the war . |