Example sentences of "[noun sg] in [noun sg] [prep] their " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you rent your home from the local authority and want to move within your present locality , the housing department may be able to recommend a housing association in addition to their own accommodation . |
| 2 | Their report returns again and again to this unproblematic notion of regeneration in spite of their own rather plaintive recommendation that |
| 3 | If the 1960s had shown that the armed struggle was not in itself sufficient , the most frequently drawn ‘ lesson of Chile ’ was that the Left could not afford to dispense with it entirely , since the bourgeoisie ultimately would not hesitate to use force in defence of their interests . |
| 4 | But the fact that the attempt had been made at all must have given credibility to Gloucester 's claim that the Woodvilles were prepared to use force in pursuit of their ends . |
| 5 | But the fact that the attempt had been made at all must have given credibility to Gloucester 's claim that the Woodvilles were prepared to use force in pursuit of their ends . |
| 6 | Furthermore , males minimize vest investment in attempt to their potential for reproduct for a high reproductive success . |
| 7 | Mining companies involved in the Windy Craggy project meanwhile promised to seek hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation for the loss in value of their mining leases . |
| 8 | They are quite capable of grabbing a solitary puffin in mid-air with their beaks or even beating it to the ground with blows of their wings . |
| 9 | He disclosed nothing of himself , but the more he talked the more convinced she became that he was not the Nazi agent in charge of their operations in Egypt . |
| 10 | Several hundred firefighters from throughout the country stopped traffic outside the Home Office when they staged an impromptu demonstration in support of their leaders . |
| 11 | Athelstan 's pleasure increased when-he saw that Benedicta , her hair now braided and hidden under a wimple , had a small basket by her side in preparation for their journey to Smithfield . |
| 12 | Geddes , Thompson and Ellis used the work of the Swedish feminist , Ellen Key in support of their ideas . |
| 13 | They must be seen as inventing new rules for the future in accordance with their convictions about what is best for society as a whole , freed from any supposed rights flowing from consistency , but presenting these for unknown reasons in the false uniform of rules dug out of the past . |
| 14 | " Bookers " might receive a small sum per worker supplied , or a slightly higher hourly rate or an occasional small gratuity in return for their services . |
| 15 | Finally , the high turnover at the polls might be indicative of changes in the local population , or prudential calculations amongst particular electors as to whether it was worth one 's while trying to exercise one 's right to vote ( on the logic that people will not bother to turn up to the poll if they believe their preferred candidates have no chance of success ) ; it could equally well be indicative of various forms of electoral manipulation and influence , such as the artificial creation of new electors , the ability of returning officers to prevent one side 's supporters from polling , or the ability of some members of the local elite to " persuade " electors not to register a vote in opposition to their wishes . |
| 16 | All types of facilities are given a pedagogical mandate in addition to their care function in the explicit sense of fostering the development of autonomous and socially competent ( ‘ gemeinschaftsfähig ’ ) characters ( s. 22 ) . |
| 17 | The fact that the new requirements relating to the upgrading of IDO permissions have placed some minerals operators at a disadvantage in relation to their competitors who may have equally poorly controlled post 1947 planning permissions , needs to be rectified . |
| 18 | Someone had thoughtfully turned the page to March and now the glossy colour photograph showed the Riot Squad drawn up in full battle gear in front of their armoured personnel carriers . |
| 19 | In Pepper v Hart , the House of Lords held that the benefit to be assessed on teachers at Malvern College in respect of their children 's education there should be the marginal cost to the school of providing the education , less any contribution the teachers made ( p 85 ) . |
| 20 | The benefit to be assessed on teachers at Malvern College in respect of their children 's education there was held to be the marginal cost to the school of providing the education , less any contribution the teachers made . |
| 21 | Paw in juries are sadly not uncommon , especially on sharp pieces of glass which can inflict a nasty cut In spite of their horny appearance , a dog 's pads will bleed profusely if cut . |
| 22 | In particular , the Panel is concerned that it should be made clear in the offer document , acceptance form and subsequent documents whether shareholders must lodge their certificates by the closing date of the cash underwritten alternative in addition to their completed acceptance forms in order to receive cash ( see para 11.3.16 below ) . |
| 23 | This applies to the genital area not less than any other and it would appear that children find pleasure in manipulation of their sexual organs very early in existence . |
| 24 | The country was on a 3-day working week and the mineworkers were solidly in favour of strike action in support of their pay claim . |
| 25 | Disruption in schools in England and Wales will escalate this week as the two biggest teaching unions step up industrial action in support of their pay claim . |
| 26 | at Portobello branch you see , urging the national executive to take immediate action in support of their claim for so and so . |
| 27 | Clerical staff in Oxford 's hospitals are to take strike action in support of their campaign for better pay . |
| 28 | For years nurses had wanted special pay arrangements which recognized that they did not take industrial action in pursuit of their pay claims . |
| 29 | Union leaders of the largest union in the Fox F M area are warning that they have n't ruled out the possibility of taking strike action in pursuit of their pay claim . |
| 30 | Members of a Rifle Section stand ready for action in front of their Warrior Mechanised Combat Vehicles |