Example sentences of "[noun sg] [that] [vb base] their " in BNC.
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| 1 | For our conclusions about the group would then be in every way prior to any conclusions about individuals ; we would have relied on principles of responsibility that draw their sense from a practice or way of thinking to which the personification is indispensable . |
| 2 | In so far as millions of families live under economic conditions of existence that separate their mode of life , their interests and their culture from those of other classes … they form a class . |
| 3 | In the UK , Dorling Kindersley , one of the world 's finest publishers of high quality illustrated non-fiction , own virtually all the hundreds of thousands of photographs and pieces of artwork that illustrate their books . |
| 4 | In the current climate , any band that describe their music as ‘ the sound of John Coltrane fiddling about with Janet Jackson 's trouser leg ’ are likely to be inundated with accusations of pretentiousness . |
| 5 | In the current climate , any band that describe their music as ‘ the sound of John Coltrane fiddling about with Janet Jackson 's trouser leg ’ are likely to be inundated with accusations of pretentiousness . |
| 6 | Although Swim hail from Dublin you will only be able to infer their Celtic roots — they 're not a band that wear their heart on their sleeve . |
| 7 | Although Swim hail from Dublin you will only be able to infer their Celtic roots — they 're not a band that wear their heart on their sleeve . |
| 8 | The children in our schools come from many cultures and as teachers we try to introduce materials into the classroom that reflect their backgrounds . |
| 9 | To do this you should always be looking upwind to spot the give-away dark furry patches on the water that mark their approach . |
| 10 | The railways in both Britain and Spain are in theory governed by the principle of the autonomy of public enterprise management from the sources of political authority that formulate their objectives . |
| 11 | He seems to have at least gained some contact with his thought-penetration circuits and this is confirmed by the smelly fumes of wood smoke and melting plastic that wriggle their way into the atmosphere of the carriage . |
| 12 | Experimenters , who approach an experiment with a belief that their hypothesis will be borne out by the experiment , tend to make mistakes of interpretation that favour their hypothesis and tend to overlook interpretations which are unfavourable to it . |
| 13 | Now they are impatient with a government that cut their pay by 10% ( even if it restored the cuts later ) . |
| 14 | The glens of the north-west that carry their waters eastwards to Cromarty Firth and Beauly Firth each have individual character yet have features common to all . |
| 15 | If you notice a couple that prefer their own company and appear to ‘ bow ’ to each other frequently , then you can assume they are pair . |
| 16 | I know that the hon. Gentleman supports our drive to deprive the paramilitaries on both sides of the sources of finance that sustain their campaigns . |