Example sentences of "[verb] [subord] their [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the one hand , it may well be felt that an old person 's wish to stay with a carer should be respected unless their mental state is so gravely impaired that they literally do not know what they are doing . |
| 2 | Many parents feel that the speed of education reform and curriculum change has caused their children to suffer because their usual classroom or subject teachers are often taken out of the classroom to undergo courses related specifically to those changes . |
| 3 | In contrast , the range of breeding success among hinds is greater than might be expected because their potential breeding lifespans are long ( over 12 years ) and individuals tend to be either consistently successful or consistently unsuccessful breeders . |
| 4 | Those whose business is the pursuit of knowledge for its own sake recognise their fellows : there is a community between them which they acknowledge because their mutual cross-fertilisation depends upon the underlying unity of human inquisitiveness in all its manifestations . |
| 5 | This is n't a case of writers bleating because their own books wo n't be available ; we all spent hours in libraries learning our trade , the only way to learn to write is to how it 's done by other people be it well or badly |
| 6 | No doubt it was very vexatious to Lanfranc , especially since he doubted whether their so-called saints deserved this title at all . |
| 7 | The men winced as their bare feet touched the plaster and Owen could feel the heat even through the soles of his shoes . |
| 8 | And Pendleton 's managers are hopeful their sales will continue to soar when their famous Twicer ice lolly is relaunched next week . |
| 9 | But anything which seemed to offer a challenge to what they regarded as their rightful status was certain to cause resentment . |
| 10 | My view was that people wanted what they regarded as their own pension and my aim was to ensure an expansion in provision . |
| 11 | In an 1879 article , the eminent lawyer , journalist and essayist Walter Bagehot agreed that any attempt by women to escape what he regarded as their biological destiny was anti-evolutionary . |
| 12 | Two-stroke units for microlights develop more power from less weight and are generally cheaper to replace than their four- stroke equivalents , but they do demand careful attention . |
| 13 | It would be very difficult would n't it because the British then would be sort of admitting that you know , what would they do if their own troops were sent in , what would they do ? |
| 14 | Thousands of farm workers are in danger of being exploited if their minimum wage is scrapped . |
| 15 | In these Articles injured States comprise those in a defined bilateral relationship ; those in a defined third party relationship ; those who share a formal relationship with the wrong-doer State , although not necessarily factually injured by the breach ; and those indirectly injured because their only injury is as a member of the international community . |
| 16 | Well that 's the point , I mean , it , the , the elderly who , who die from the flu die because their immune system is n't capable of , of preventing spread of the virus within the body . |
| 17 | It is an obvious guess that these are social signals of some kind — instructions to the rest of the shoal , summons to mates — but much more work has to be done before their exact functions are properly understood . |
| 18 | The move , reportedly aimed at assuaging Chinese fears about growing unrest among India 's estimated 110,000 Tibetan exiles , came as their spiritual leader , His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso , the 14th Dalai Lama , gained increasing recognition from government leaders in the USA and the UK [ see pp. 38097 ; 38190 ] . |
| 19 | They both appeared sad throughout the evening and I suspected that there was something wrong ; possibly the two children had been injured when their previous home had been damaged by shellfire . |
| 20 | The six lambs have to be handreared as their natural mothers have enough to cope with . |
| 21 | Thus magic was a crutch to which men turned when their technical expertise failed them , myth provided a justification or ‘ charter ’ for existing social and political activities , and ritual offered comfort in time of distress and despair . |
| 22 | Acceptance came when their eldest daughter , Claire , then aged five , expressed her delight at seeing the twins for the first time and said simply : ‘ Oh look Mammy , they 're stuck together . ’ |
| 23 | In July 1922 , the Company enquired whether either of the other two companies had any covered top cars to spare , which they could borrow , to see if their own cars could be fitted with top covers . |
| 24 | Most will be educated in special schools for the severely handicapped where their academic achievements will be limited but capable of development . |
| 25 | Larkin ( 1978b ) cites evidence to show that poor people in rural areas are frequently less well housed than their urban counterparts . |
| 26 | Some believe that new plants flourish if their early growth coincides with the growing of a new moon . |
| 27 | The crisis that many married couples face when their last child leaves home is well known . |
| 28 | The majority report concluded that there should be equal representation of owners and trade unions ; and then proceeds straight to the view that a third group of co-opted directors should be appointed , adding as their first reason that those directors would bring special experience to the board room , and a broader and more detached view of the company 's affairs . |
| 29 | The head is still the leader and acts as chief executive from the viewpoint of governors — partly being told what to do , partly being expected to put forward alternatives of policy and plans for action , partly being used as their principal adviser and partly as the intermediary and negotiator with the other parties . |
| 30 | Meanwhile , Ferrari 's Formula One hopes were hit last night circuit made a stuttering start on Wednesday when the Italian team unveiled when their new car was crippled by engine trouble . |