Example sentences of "[adv] [to-vb] [prep] their [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Christian should remember that Jesus will not desert his modern-day disciples who may be called on to suffer for their faith ( The Calming of the Storm ) . |
| 2 | They were closely followed by the children who settled down to wait for their treasure trove . |
| 3 | Today the Chippendales , put down their bibles long enough to pull on their bicycle shorts and reach for burn . |
| 4 | They had endured an embarrassing fund-raising dinner , for which rich Americans had paid 5,000 dollars a ticket , only to discover on their return that the Confederation of British Industry had done nothing to follow it up with any kind of sales drive . |
| 5 | Aidan Canavan , chairman of the Dairy Farm Project — set up with aid from the International Fund for Ireland — said : ‘ The centre is one of the examples where success can be achieved by people getting together to work for their community in a non-sectarian way . |
| 6 | The 500th anniversary provides an opportunity for indigenous and Black groups from Latin America and the Caribbean to join together to reflect on their history , and to reclaim the justice and dignity that is the right of all people . |
| 7 | The reasons for their success are not necessarily to do with their acuteness , not necessarily to do with their originality , but everything to do with sustaining the status-quo of the institution at that time . |
| 8 | The reasons for their success are not necessarily to do with their acuteness , not necessarily to do with their originality , but everything to do with sustaining the status-quo of the institution at that time . |
| 9 | Consequently , the fate of children 's contributions sometimes had less to do with their quality than with their ability to sustain the teacher 's pre-existing intentions for the session as a whole . |
| 10 | With another flutter of wings , the birds came in to land on their coop . |
| 11 | If you choose to abandon formality ( 'Why do n't we discuss this over a drink ? ' ) then you are playing high status in that you 're taking this decision , and allowing the other person perhaps to rise above their station . |
| 12 | Rumours also abound about a herd of wild boars on the less frequented side of Ben Wyvis , that run snorting out of the mist without warning , charging with long vicious tusks at walkers unfortunate enough to step into their territory . |
| 13 | Amanda Lavelle , a urology ward sister at St Bartholomew 's Hospital , London , sees many patients with prostatic cancer : ‘ Men tend not to go to their GP when they first have urinary symptoms , because they think it is a normal part of aging . |
| 14 | For example , in an important case where a murderer claimed an inheritance , having been named in the will of his victim , judges invoked the moral opinion that someone ought not to profit by their crime ( 23 ) . |
| 15 | A person who is asked to take the test in circumstances such as these should pause and consider whether they are willing to do so , or whether they would instead prefer not to proceed with their life assurance or employment application . |
| 16 | ‘ But they obviously see it as an important matter of principle , so I ought not to stand in their way . ’ |
| 17 | Having successfully completed the first year of the new Teachers ' Training Course the students have gone away to grapple with their holiday assignments . |
| 18 | Not to talk about their loss but to have people to go to the pub , cinema , even on holiday with . |
| 19 | The plaintiffs sued for the defendant 's failure to honour this promise and the defendant pleaded lack of consideration , the plaintiffs being already under a duty of delivery by the contract with A. The Court of Exchequer ( Martin and Wilde BB. ) found for the plaintiffs : Wilde B. thought that the plaintiffs might have found it advantageous not to comply with their contract with A so that their agreement with the defendant was a detriment to them ; in any event , they agreed to part with the cargo to the defendant which was a benefit to him . |
| 20 | People queued just to look at their image . |
| 21 | There are , however , some hostile tribes far in the interior , but I trust he has sufficient prudence not to venture within their district . |
| 22 | They hide this from their parents so as not to add to their pain , but need someone with whom they can share unacceptable feelings . |
| 23 | But So far the Serbs seem not to care about their world image so the MP suggests they need to be told in no uncertain terms . |
| 24 | I think I would be top of any seed 's list of players they would prefer not to have in their section . ’ |
| 25 | Employees are unlikely to decide whether or not to move with their firm if they do not know when the move is taking place ; where the company is moving to ; who is affected ; what are the financial inducements to relocate ( if any ) ; what are the redundancy terms for those eligible for them who stay behind ; what are the medium and long-term prospects of the job in the new location ; and many other points of concern . |
| 26 | Scotland coach Douglas Morgan repeatedly asked players to be positive on the ball and not to dither in their decision making . |
| 27 | The Eastern Region took a little while longer to dispose of their section north of Pilsley Colliery , and it was to be winter 1967/8 before the contractors arrived at Heath . |
| 28 | The NFU is pressing the government to pay compensation to the men , who say they are not to blame for their predicament . |
| 29 | We shall therefore concentrate predominantly on the two major forms of tenure , and go on to look at their significance for women . |
| 30 | The Federal government should , Boning thinks , help German scientists broadcast their results more effectively by providing facilities for them to publish in English and travel more to talk about their work and learn new methods . |