Example sentences of "their [noun] [be] [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This irony was only accentuated by the refugees ' initial belief that their exile was to be brief , a few days perhaps , at most a month , after which — in the manner of other civilians who had abandoned their homes in the midst of battle — they would return to their houses and fields to resume the life which had been interrupted by war . |
| 2 | How can a child feel able to tell , and have confidence in those who say they have their ‘ best interests ’ in mind , when the person they have named as their abuser is to be involved in everything that then happens to them ? |
| 3 | But she made it clear their relationship was to be platonic . |
| 4 | As far as government backbenchers are concerned , their instructions are to be present at these committees but it is hoped that they will be silent as each speech only adds that much longer to the proceedings . |
| 5 | Their permeable skins , however , still dictate that their surroundings are to be moist if the animals are to avoid death by desiccation . |
| 6 | Then two of the girls , Alexandra Saunders and Karen Holt , their project was to be literary agents and find a publisher for it . ’ |