Example sentences of "[to-vb] their [noun] [conj] [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Everyone had to wait their turn or be punished by filling in a long complicated questionnaire two hundred and sixteen times . |
| 2 | Intentionality is usually overlooked by causal theorists who tend to see their job as being to sort out the afferent limb . |
| 3 | By 1761 the artillery consisted of 31 field companies , totalling 3200 officers and men ; the former , unlike their infantry and cavalry colleagues , did not have to purchase their commissions but were appointed and promoted solely on merit , and the British artillery was soon recognised as the best in the world . |
| 4 | In the heat of the action few players had time to discuss their reactions and were kept clear of the press . |
| 5 | In the 1930s and 1940s , question time was largely dominated by backbenchers , and those concerned with the point at issue were left to press their interrogation or were supported by others with a similar grievance . |
| 6 | Human experts often have to travel to deploy their knowledge and are restricted by time and other business pressures . |
| 7 | Indeed , many people prefer to remove their shoes when being hypnotized , as they find this more comfortable . |