Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] run their [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A Britain where freedom was extended and where people took on more responsibility for running their own lives . |
| 2 | It has given parents and teachers much more responsibility for running their own schools and has freed the schools from the dead hand of local education bureaucracy in many places . |
| 3 | Four hospitals in the central south area are to carry out a pilot study in running their own affairs , a first step towards opting out of the National Health Service . |
| 4 | The redundant pitmen each pledged ten thousand pounds of their own money to try to turn their dream of running their own business into reality . |
| 5 | The accession to power of nationalist movements and parties — the taking of political power by indigenous Africans previously denied a voice in running their own countries — brought about a dramatic transformation in Africa 's media . |
| 6 | VAT rules are threatening a valuable scheme that helps people on unemployment and other benefits to get the first foot on the ladder to running their own businesses . |
| 7 | LIKE other companies that presume to tell others their business — banks , advertising agencies and so on — management consultants have a poor reputation for running their own affairs . |
| 8 | Finally , they could contribute to the farm income by running their own tourist enterprise . |
| 9 | They continued to enjoy rather more autonomy in running their own affairs , but the state officials who dealt with them were scarcely less rapacious than landlords . |
| 10 | Measures affecting higher education saw the universities granted greater autonomy in running their own affairs . |