Example sentences of "[to-vb] their [noun pl] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The teacher thus : added to the information she already had became aware of a different information source learned how to use that source used the source to present information in a different way and the class : also became aware of the information source responded actively to the on-screen presentation of statistical material could all use the material at the same time manipulated the material easily , moving to and from different parts of the database as they thought appropriate to support their arguments The viewdata presentation therefore : allowed ease of display and manipulation of information in a way in which a chalkboard , flip chart or handout could not and became a kind of electronic chalkboard provided a catalyst for discussion of subject matter related easily the subject matter to the students ' own geographical and social environment encouraged the development of oral discussion based on evidence inferred from information rather than expressed , but unsupported , opinion |
| 2 | Often they lacked day-to-day knowledge of the firms they had invested in , and had a tendency to sell their shares the instant a firm hit trouble . |
| 3 | To guard their roots the spaces were covered with gratings except for a few inches round the trunk . |
| 4 | Most mothers have n't the heart to deny their children the care and comfort they have given them all their lives and many continue to run round them long after they are old enough to look after themselves . |
| 5 | Spillers marketing director John Sharrock says : ‘ People want to give their pets the kind of food they like themselves , which explains the development of more exotic pet food varieties and vegetarian meals . ’ |
| 6 | Some parents fail to give their teenagers the opportunity or incentive to be responsible , yet complain that they still behave like children . |
| 7 | PARENTS need to teach their children the difference between right and wrong if another James Bulger tragedy is to be avoided , the Archbishop of Canterbury warned today . |
| 8 | It was disconcerting for visitors to primary schools to see teachers , who had declined to teach their pupils the multiplication tables , hoping to get them to discover for themselves how to count up books , conveniently arranged round the room in groups of four . |
| 9 | Now as some of the girls become christians and others wish to change their lives the need for a Crisis Centre becomes ever more urgent . |
| 10 | The aim of this project is therefore to analyse the agricultural and employment strategies of both refugees and their rural hosts , in order to examine their responses the experience of refugee migration , and their impact on the host country . |