Example sentences of "[vb base] [vb pp] their [noun] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yes , yet you 've increased their rent at council houses by quite a considerable amount . |
| 2 | PAVEMENT have cancelled their show at Cambridge Junction , due to a double booking at the venue . |
| 3 | The American embassy in Beijing is said to have received envelopes containing a few yuan as contributions from ordinary Chinese to the war effort ; and young would-be volunteer fighters have offered their services at the Kuwaiti and Saudi embassies . |
| 4 | But er unfortunately those on the ground who have shown their skill at wrecking anything that does n't suit their purpose with the support of the Labour group , those on the ground will still be there and I do n't believe that er giving the director of education the executive powers is going to stop them continuing to take the sort of action they 've been taking . |
| 5 | On this occasion , their leaders have dragged their heels at every stage , without giving any of the ideas a chance . |
| 6 | Ranged against these pro-Green Belt interests are those who feel that existing restraint policies have outlived their usefulness at a time of rapid socioeconomic change , and are positively detrimental to the communities they are meant to protect . |
| 7 | Imagine that firms have set their prices at the end of period 0 to give a price level of P in periods 1 and 2 . |
| 8 | They have represented their country at Under-19 level . |
| 9 | What is more , the countries of Europe who are not members of the EEC have increased their trade at least as fast as have those of the Community , and there is no EEC country other than Luxembourg which has a per capita income higher than any ( except Austria ) of the Efta countries . |
| 10 | Conservative back-benchers like Richard Shepherd and Jonathan Aitken have voiced their concern at many of the Government 's anti-libertarian actions ; and Enoch Powell has written of ‘ this atmosphere of near-hysteria in which , with general applause , Parliament gets to trample upon the rights and freedoms which it has nurtured and protected through its long history ’ . |
| 11 | Haiti 's military rulers have thumbed their noses at the U S. The murders of pro-Aristide politicians , a deliberate attempt to sabotage the return to democracy . |
| 12 | This kind of attitude is becoming increasingly outdated , given the number of top alternative comedians who have learned their craft at least partly outside London . |
| 13 | He and Faldo are in Jamaica this week playing in golf 's richest championship — the £1.8 million Johnnie Walker World Championship — and both have left their wives at home . |
| 14 | Plenty of Christians have tried their hand at putting their beliefs into prose or poetry , usually with calamitous aesthetic results . |
| 15 | However , they are so often held back with comments such as ‘ you are too young ’ , ‘ we can not trust you ’ , ‘ your time will come ’ — time and time again I have heard the same complaint by those who have achieved their goals at an early age . |
| 16 | But his presence has failed to frighten away the opposition and 11 runners have stood their ground at the five-day declaration stage . |
| 17 | The Government have expressed their horror at such attacks on the police , but they also need to act . |
| 18 | Today , a number of my hon. Friends have expressed their regret at some of the omissions from the Queen 's Speech . |
| 19 | Not surprisingly , many exporters have expressed their concern at what they consider is the high value of sterling , at its mid-point entry of 2.95 DM , on international competitiveness . |
| 20 | All those attending the lobby have expressed their outrage at the deepening crisis in housing , and many MPs were surprised by the level of concern and involvement of Church groups . |
| 21 | Niall Cooper , CNHC 's national organiser said that ‘ all those attending the lobby have expressed their outrage at the deepening crisis in housing and many MPs were surprised by the level of concern and involvement of church groups . ’ |
| 22 | Special theme days have been introduced to all Abbey National sites , and the office staff have expressed their appreciation at our initiatives such as offering turkeys at Christmas , and baking decorated cakes for special occasions . |
| 23 | Mr Crowther 's family have maintained their vigil at his bedside at the Frenchay Hospital in Bristol . |
| 24 | Central also have a close involvement with Aberdeen Royal Hospitals — NHS Trust who have maintained their accounts at the Branch since April 1992 . |
| 25 | They have lost their daughter at the prime of her life . |
| 26 | In the past year a hundred and fifty people have lost their jobs at the Newport Pagnell site . |
| 27 | Some writers have kept their analyses at the level of specific situations . |
| 28 | Originally the whites were kept more for their decorative qualities than for practical reasons , but since those days their breeders have changed their minds at intervals about the main role of the breed . |
| 29 | Programmes in cookery , waiting , house-keeping , reception have for long been the recognised route by which the industry 's craftsmen and supervisors have acquired their qualifications at all levels . |
| 30 | KENT & CURWEN , the traditional sports outfitters , have refurbished their shop at and are inviting Esquire readers to celebrate . |