Example sentences of "[verb] their lives [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To make them pure for drinking purposes is , perhaps , impossible ; but it may reasonably be hoped that they may become sufficiently so to delight the eye and to repress the pestiferous and sickening exhalations which at present affect the multitudes of our population compelled to pass their lives on the bank of such rivers . |
| 2 | The growing independence of their children , at each successive stage , can be a matter of concern rather than joy for those who over-commit and over-identify their lives with the nurturing of dependent children . |
| 3 | FSLN leaders had been given farms and houses because , the Sandinistas argued , they had sacrificed good salaries for a decade and dedicated their lives to the defence of the country against the US-backed contra rebels . |
| 4 | She did n't find anyone very admirable , had reservations about people who devoted their lives to the care of the sick , and she did n't go ‘ Aah ’ over babies and brides or the Princess of Wales . |
| 5 | They lived their lives to The Beatles , Smokey Robinson , The Beach Boys , The Kinks . |
| 6 | Pictures of Lorna Lewis picnicking in pedal pushers , marrying in white and christening her baby daughters counterpointed these triumphs , and the couple , who lived their lives from the outside in , saw themselves looking happy in magazines and believed they were happy , although the combination of Hitchcock and post-natal depression persuaded Lorna to announce that she would take a year off to devote herself to her family . |
| 7 | Regrettably , too many people lose their lives in the construction industry which , as is well known , is one of the most hazardous industries . |
| 8 | It 's kind of an emotional drama , two middle-aged guys driving through Texas , reliving their lives on the way to a college reunion … ’ |
| 9 | It is no surprise that people are prepared to risk their lives before the bulldozers . |
| 10 | Does he agree that that is a pretty poor way in which to treat people who have given their lives to the service of their country ? |
| 11 | In nineteen eighty six treat people as if their labour is worth nothing you know those men have given their lives to the quarry industry and there 's no doubt that there is money to be made from slate at the moment and people are people that have the money to invest are making a lot of money okay they 're inves they 're risking the money but er people are risking their lives as well and giving their lives . |
| 12 | Assuming Dr Powell 's right , the people of Venice will be able to continue living their lives in the manner and surroundings which have made it one of the world 's greatest cities . |
| 13 | She said last night : ‘ All the night drivers put their lives on the line . |
| 14 | The former seamen , who risked their lives against the elements and German U-boats to ferry vital supplies to northern Russia , can enjoy a berth on a luxury liner for the return trip . |
| 15 | He said all members of the Defence Forces signed an oath when they joined pledging that they would not associate with illegal organisations and this new vetting measure was an insult to those who risked their lives in the fight against terrorism . |
| 16 | This is just one of hundreds of hedgehogs who owe their lives to the Vale Wildlife Rescue Centre in Evesham . |
| 17 | These are flying beetles that begin their lives in the soil as the familiar white or cream-coloured grubs , fat from feeding on plant roots , horny headed , usually brown in colour , very slow and sluggish moving and curled rather like a large letter C. There are several kinds , from the large cock chafer to the much smaller greenish rose chafer . |
| 18 | The gospel touched their lives at the point of loneliness , so the church opened a day care centre providing a lounge with comfortable chairs and a hot meal as an alternative to depending on the local authority ‘ meals on wheels ’ . |
| 19 | Some of those services used to build up a wonderful feeling , and now and then it would become rather emotional with the preacher calling on folk to come forward to the penitents ' bench at the front to re-dedicate their lives to the Lord . |
| 20 | It is my belief that the people who are willing to put their lives on the line , we , are patriotic . |
| 21 | If we 're only offering £10,500 a year to join the police force , for people to put their lives on the line , it not the sort of money that would attract the right people . |
| 22 | On the contrary , they were risking their lives at the forefront of discovery in a new branch of science . |
| 23 | At the cry of ‘ stewards ’ , forty leathery men of uncertain age , who , as agents , had devoted their lives to the Party , frogmarched the YCs out of the hall to loud applause . |
| 24 | The Building News and The Architects ' Journal and ‘ gentlemen who had devoted their lives to the study of architecture ’ favoured Scott 's design . |
| 25 | ‘ The wee pug ’ , which translated into language sassenachs understand , means little saddle or tank engines who worked their lives in the washeries , sorting yards and transfer to main line . |
| 26 | To enable as many as possible to run their lives on the basis of the manageable commitment which was the essence of the new orthodoxy , credit had to be available from a variety of sources from which each could make his choice to suit his circumstances . |
| 27 | Apart from Perdita , the Rutshire team for the Jack Gannon Cup consisted of Justin and Patrick Lombard , farmer 's sons who 'd spent their lives in the saddle and who made up for lack of finesse with dogged determination , and David Waterlane 's son , Mike , now nearly twenty-one , who played like an angel when his father was n't on the sideline bellowing at him . |
| 28 | This year the Autumn meeting of the European Area was held in Athens where , at a simple but moving ceremony , a memorial was unveiled to commemorate all those Greek and RAF aircrew who lost their lives during the battle for Greece . |
| 29 | In 1946 a National Land Fund was established from the sale of war stores as a memorial to those who lost their lives during the war . |
| 30 | There was a description of the ‘ three interesting females ’ who nearly lost their lives on the hills . |