Example sentences of "[subord] their [noun] [verb] [pron] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of the priests we know little , except where their transgressions brought them to episcopal notice . |
| 2 | She grumbled to me that if she left the tap-handles in situ , people would take advantage and lie in their baths for hours on end , using a lot more hot water than their franc entitled them to . |
| 3 | They lived inside a person 's body and wriggled about until their presence drove him to distraction . |
| 4 | ‘ Some people kept little trees in secret courtyards , and flowers in their houses , but they were n't supposed to , and if their neighbours reported them to the police the people would have their trees chopped down and the flowers taken away and they would be fined or put in prison , where they had to work very hard , rubbing out writing on bits of paper so they could be used again . ’ |
| 5 | They have been chosen for the posts in other parts of the country because their employers consider them to be the best people for these particular jobs . |
| 6 | Trade unions are only as strong as their membership allows them to be and their leadership can not be expected to perform miracles . |
| 7 | The Hastings brothers , he concluded , had made the significant contribution for the city team as their victory eased them to the sanctuary of ten points in the McEwan 's First Division . |