Example sentences of "[verb] their [noun sg] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is a production bogged down by a Brussels-like bureaucracy , from the union dominated actions of the orchestra ( whose buzzing watch-alarms alert them to a coffee break mid- aria ) to the backstabbing officials protecting their patch with petty politics . |
| 2 | COMPANIES can not buy their way into these pages by sending free gifts to the editor . |
| 3 | The Court dismissed their appeal at first instance but they appealed ( see MS Fashions Ltd and Others v Bank of Credit and Commerce International SA [ 1992 ] , The Times , 23 June ) . |
| 4 | On the other side of the coin this year we have mainstream authors plying their trade in classic sf territory — Robert Harris and P D James to name two . |
| 5 | Shortly after opening their shop in 1986 , Beth was told that she had cancer . |
| 6 | While I have noted these before ( 1977a ) , I have not previously stressed their importance in Semai daily life and their place in the dynamic of non-violence . |
| 7 | Periodic evaluations of their physical and mental health , personalities , and intellectual achievements showed that they maintained their superiority in all of these domains , including a relative freedom from insanity and other indications of psychological maladjustment . |
| 8 | ‘ Great idea ’ said Britain 's publishers , unfurling their collection of fine antique banknotes . |
| 9 | As late as the end of the nineteenth century in some Western European states local politics retained their dominance over central concerns , until markets , jobs , and communications like the railways became part of a national whole . |
| 10 | So we tried to look deeper , particularly for a way of applying our money where its unique lack of strings could help add most the eminent scientists on the Venture Research Advisory Council — the Chairman Sir James Menter , Sir Rex Richards , Sir Hans Kornberg and Professor John Cadogan — contributed their expertise to this slow painstaking process as did my colleagues in the Unit . |
| 11 | That construction is intended to ensure that the courts do not substitute their view for that of the administrator just because they believe that a different conclusion would be more reasonable . |
| 12 | The research will document the manner in which Metropolitan Committees have organised their consideration of such ideas and how they have developed policy proposals . |
| 13 | The partnership sensibly place their account of five Seidl setting before the Rellstab and Heine sings . |
| 14 | Would it be a proper recognition of the quality of their teaching and administrative staff to accept their judgment of academic standards absolutely and make them mature degree awarding bodies ? |
| 15 | Anselm had no difficulty in consecrating their successor in 1096 . |
| 16 | In one discussion staff described their use of three word processors , two spreadsheets , one database and no less than four graphics packages . |
| 17 | Editor , — Martin R Howard and colleagues report their experience of preoperative provision of autologous blood in the Northern region between December 1989 and November 1991 . |
| 18 | Usually they have few opportunities to check that their instructions are being pursued and almost none to supervise their execution at first hand . |
| 19 | just as , in the previous century , they had modified their style from that of the Christian gentleman into that of the muscular Christian , so now they were completing a transition towards becoming highly competitive academic schools . |
| 20 | " They that go down to the sea in ships and occupy their business in great waters ; these men see the works of the Lord and his wonders in the deep … so when they cry unto the Lord in their trouble He delivereth them out of this distress . |
| 21 | The main exchanges are already competing to establish their stake in pan-European futures and options contracts such as the ECU bond and the euro-index contracts . |
| 22 | Additionally , private landlords became marginalized politically ; industrialists had not extended the housing market and private landlords were drawn largely , though not entirely , from the lower middle class — the very people who found it more and more difficult to establish their position on local councils , bearing in mind , at least , the new element of organized labour via the Trades Councils . |
| 23 | In the early years , when physical investment allocations were more important , and no adequate financial procedures had been established , the Boards were keen to establish their independence in this area . |
| 24 | True , it was but a small village , but the fact was maintained that the railway would have to establish their station at that point . |
| 25 | In order to establish their claim against those organisations or individuals who are responsible for the failure , the courts require that notice of a claim is given within a stipulated time of the accident . |
| 26 | While not exactly extravagant , the couple felt it necessary to establish their place in Viennese society by entertaining their friends in lavish style . |
| 27 | Initially , New Zealand , Canada and Argentina , who celebrate their centenary in 1999 , also wanted to run the next tournament , which is played on a four-year cycle . |
| 28 | This book has concentrated on the political and social values of Africa today , and traced their evolution over more than a century . |
| 29 | Nonetheless , an improved second half performance will bolster their confidence for next week 's Division 2 crunch game against Ballymena . |
| 30 | CHELSEA last night moved a step closer to signing Russian international Dimitri Kharin and ending their search for chastised goalkeeper Dave Beasant 's replacement . |