Example sentences of "their [adj] [noun sg] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why would anyone renounce their entire career just to boost their ego ? |
| 2 | We need to see teaching , therefore , not as the transmission of pre-existing knowledge to passive recipients , but rather as the provision of opportunities for children to continue to exercise their in-built drive actively to make sense of their experience and , thereby , to gain understanding of , and control over , the world in which they live . |
| 3 | They have been able to take advantage of their good standing internationally to raise funds on fine terms which could then be converted into floating-rate liabilities suitable for financing the acquisition of floating-rate sterling assets . |
| 4 | She says : ‘ People tend to forget that WRVS volunteers have jobs and give up their spare time willingly to help the public . |
| 5 | Indeed , a few are notable for their apparent determination always to herald the New Year with a fresh bud ! |
| 6 | The Great Powers thus pressed their territorial control outwards to encompass for the first time virtually the whole surface of the globe , to centralize the world on a few centres of power . |
| 7 | The situation where clients still need to telephone their local bureau just to make sure that it is actually open and not closed because of staff shortages , union meetings , staff training and the like could thus be avoided . |