Example sentences of "their [noun] [pron] [vb mod] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | They feel that as it 's their heritage they should have a say in the matter and a proper consideration and therefore there are thousands of signatures saying please can we have a public inquiry . |
| 2 | With their help we can make a big impact on the problem . ’ |
| 3 | Cookery writers , like parrot fish , come in many hues ; in their shoal you can discover a miscellany of dietitians , bacteriologists , vegans , conservationists , ethnicists , internationalists , pure foodists , even ruralists , but rarely do you find thespians . |
| 4 | It would have been too sad to think about had she not met two apprehensive Wrens : Lucinda and Jane , kids hardly out of their gymslips who would need a bit of looking after . |
| 5 | Movements for industrial democracy have been similarly discouraged , and even socialist governments , whether reformist or revolutionary , have shown little enthusiasm for a devolution of their powers which would permit a greater involvement of ordinary people in the direction of their everyday economic activities . |
| 6 | I only hope that when I am their age I will act a little better . |
| 7 | As community organizers know , change best occurs when people choose short-term winnable goals which build their belief they can make a difference and which can alter the balance of power , ( i.e. after this action , the youth group becomes a recognized force in the community ) . |
| 8 | Nonetheless , judges retain the power to distinguish cases and by their interpretation they can develop a substantial body of case law . |
| 9 | As we explore the ramifications of their anatomy we shall encounter a good deal of the stupidity , the greed and self-interest , the plain conservatism — just human resistance to change of any kind — as well as the pure evil of human nature , working itself out in bricks and stone and mortar . |
| 10 | Farmers , concerned about the disappearance of casual labour , built dwellings on their land which would ensure a pool of workers and these houses were known as ‘ tied ’ houses because they were rented from the employer rather than ‘ open ’ houses rented directly from the landowner . |