Example sentences of "had failed [verb] their " in BNC.
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| 1 | Charlton , although taking the lead against the run of play through John Robinson with their first shot of the match after 26 minutes , finished annoyed that they had failed to record their second successive victory . |
| 2 | They realized they would be severely punished when the Germans learned that they had failed to do their duty . |
| 3 | The Dutch , for example , had what at least from their own point of view were admirable and generous plans for what might have turned out to be an independent Indonesia ; but , like the French , had failed to persuade their Republican adversaries that their ultimate freedom was assured in European hands . |
| 4 | Mr McNeill 's statements arose as he sought to counter allegations that a very high over-representation of children with English as a second language were in acute categories of special needs classes because the region had failed to judge their intelligence accurately . |
| 5 | It took us some time to reach the conclusion that this was ineffectual , for the class teachers , in copying the professional development teacher , had failed to adapt their teaching to the new context , creating a rather sterile repetition of the initial lesson … |
| 6 | All of this meant that Paisley 's criticisms of apostasy were being uttered in a considerably more apostate era than the times in which Hunter and Grier had failed to promote their schism . |
| 7 | By the time of the abolition measures of 1806 and 1807 abolitionists had failed to convince their opponents that they were not also looking forward to emancipation . |
| 8 | The Law Society could reciprocate with information on solicitors who had failed to renew their practising certificates . |
| 9 | The temptation to take the easy way out was well-nigh irresistible with youngsters who had failed to make their way ( probably through no fault of their own ) and who showed their resentment . |