Example sentences of "[vb base] their [noun sg] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Aged rats lose their capacity both to learn new tasks and to show potentiation . |
| 2 | A 5-year MEng degree course in Electronics has been introduced for students who demonstrate their potential eventually to occupy posts of high responsibility in industry . |
| 3 | Over three hundred individuals give their time freely to support the R Y A where they are experienced on one central committee or another . |
| 4 | They grant priority to general rules of international law in domestic and international politics and affirm their determination conscientiously to fulfil their treaty obligations … |
| 5 | Furthermore , even the archaic powers that had not started from the position of being nation-states were forced to compete ; the Tsars thrust their reach eastwards to block the British advance in Asia , to stop the other Europeans in China , and finally to try to halt the westward movement of Japan . |
| 6 | Yeah , that unfortunately the majority of people say you 'll get money in a couple of days , then the person would start to argue , because they need their money now to go and buy their shopping . |