Example sentences of "[conj] it be their [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On one occasion , the RUC stopped a bus containing members of a Protestant apprentice boys band , 30 miles from the largely Catholic town where it was their intention to march . |
| 2 | They want the thing to be sorted out properly in Brussels and they want the French authorities to be told in no uncertain terms that it 's their job to control the activities of their farmers . |
| 3 | Juniors come to recognize that the local , situation-specific knowledge they are expected to acquire is important , that it will be called upon , and that it is their responsibility to develop and communicate it , to be sure it gets into the decision process . |
| 4 | Staff and students are reminded that it is their responsibility to ensure that all books on loan to them from the Library are kept securely , in good condition , away from harmful environments , and readily accessible to Library staff in the event of their being required for other readers . |
| 5 | Senior administrators are not above attempting to influence the shape of policy , but once the policy has been made they accept that it is their responsibility to bring about its implementation . |
| 6 | Professional counsellors faced with the same client would be clear that it is their task to explore emotions and they allocate the time to do it ; social workers have the mixed task of practical and emotional support but they have a restricted caseload and the time to build up a relationship . |
| 7 | Again , it is likely that women today , and even more so in the future , will not automatically assume that it is their place to provide care when this is required . ’ |
| 8 | In Coventry , Salmon is reported to have committed ‘ wicked Swearing , and uncleaness , which he justified and others of his way , That it was God which did swear in them , and that it was their liberty to keep company with Women , for their Lust ’ . |
| 9 | The local authority , being anxious to place the mother with the children in a mother and baby home with a view to rehabilitation , sought an interim care order relating to both boys and informed the justices that it was their intention to keep the mother and children together for assessment and at the same time protect the children from the father . |
| 10 | The Committee felt that it was their duty to state that in their opinion , before the whole building was completely furnished and every necessary article provided , the total deficiency would not amount to less than £1,000 ‘ Many opulent individuals of the County have hitherto withheld their contributions ; but application by letter has been made to them all ; and no doubt can be entertained by your Committee of their ultimate assistance and support . |
| 11 | If they failed to reach agreement , the Queen would summon them and simply say that it was their business to ensure that the Queen 's government was carried on . |
| 12 | So so so I say that first because we have in the past had people who felt worried by this attitude , they felt you know that they really they were people who perhaps had a background in the National Trust and who really felt that it was their job to say , oh no do n't touch that . |
| 13 | Hammers reckon they were robbed … but then again Swindon have suffered the same fate this season … so it was their turn to sing and dance … |
| 14 | Greg , they discovered , was mind-blown , too , but gradually normalising , so it was their duty to stay around . |
| 15 | They use the incredible power of imagination to explore ideas and feelings , and it is their business to explore the outer limits of consciousness from which most of us prefer to sheer away . |
| 16 | The staff who work in the reservation section have a great deal of responsibility and it is their task to see that all reservations are dealt with promptly and efficiently . |
| 17 | What if it was their duty to hope ? |
| 18 | I would say it 's a pretty poor effort — at least , if it was their intention to burn the place down . ’ |
| 19 | Consumers may not have any more cash in their pockets than they did 48 hours ago , but it is their willingness to take on extra debt that drives demand for housing , cars , and other big items of spending . |
| 20 | However it is difficult to understand how the government arrives at a post-trial solution to a pre-trial problem ; unless it is their intention to lock youngsters up for three years in the new approved schools without trial . |
| 21 | The Special Branch knew everything about Claire Fraser because it was their job to dig around the politicians and their families , especially with an Irish connection like hers . |
| 22 | The Cabinet first considered whether it was their duty to advise Parliament that the abolition of the death penalty would involve serious risks to law and order . |
| 23 | We do not want them to inherit all our problems when it is their responsibility to create the wealth and care for the increased number of elderly and aged people in this country . |
| 24 | When it was their turn to pose they were true professionals . |
| 25 | St Mary 's led by three points at half-time despite the assistance of a strong breeze , but De La Salle managed to score only twice in the second-half when it was their turn to enjoy wind advantage . |
| 26 | And wee Kate and Joshua are just plain gorgeous even though it 's their Granny talking . |
| 27 | Certainly from the spring of 1918 Lenin was almost obsessed by the need to get grain to the cities of the north-west , for it was their turn to starve at that time . |