Example sentences of "[vb pp] [conj] [noun] [verb] their " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is also significant because critics of theism have sometimes claimed that theists wish their statements about God to be ‘ necessary ’ propositions — propositions whose denial involves a contradiction . |
| 2 | Fifa , Italia '90 and the English FA are all agreed that the hooligan element among English fans could be better contained if England played their opening games on an island . |
| 3 | After three weeks ’ hard pounding , both administered and received , the melancholy of the Conservative campaign ‘ A-team ’ suddenly lifted and journalists attending their morning news conference were treated to a double act worthy of The Two Ronnies . |
| 4 | At school , more than half ( 54pc ) said they had been bullied and 45pc thought their teachers could not cope with the bullies . |
| 5 | This kind of maladaptive feature would be hard to explain if we had been designed by an all-wise creator , but is to be expected if structures change their functions in the course of evolution . |
| 6 | DURING my introduction I said that some Regions are better placed than others to increase their growth rate . |
| 7 | I think it 's sort of accepted that men need their leisure time you know , it 's vital to them to either get out to the pub or get their leisure time and it 's women that 's considered they do n't need it , they 're you know , I do n't think it 's se se se , considered as important . |
| 8 | Gwennap Pit was originally an amphitheatre created by mining subsidence , and it is said that tinners held their cock-fighting ‘ mains ’ ( matches ) in it , but in the eighteenth century John Wesley preached his fiery sermons to the large crowds of tinners and their families who gathered here . |
| 9 | It is often said that children have their lives before them and to die before they have had a chance to develop their personalities and lives seems particularly cruel . |
| 10 | Queues formed hours before doors opened as parents took their children to see their 12-year-old hero in action . |
| 11 | And since it is generally recognised that managers cost their companies at least three times their annual salary , the scope for cost-saving is enormous . |
| 12 | The Army might take up men , but the effect on the labour market can be offset if women take their place in occupations like weaving . |
| 13 | Newton was n't even born when Chelsea won their last major honour , the Cup Winners ' Cup in 1971 , but he could be about to help end the club 's big-time slump . |
| 14 | It is known that youths grew their hair long in preparation for a ritual offering of a lock of hair to the deity . |
| 15 | He was particularly worried about family law and about children who would not be protected if parents lost their right to legal aid . |
| 16 | In the Punjab in India , too , the birth rate went up after spermicides were introduced because people abandoned their traditional forms of birth control and then failed to use the unpleasant pessaries . |
| 17 | It has frequently been observed that bureaucrats have their own economic and political interests . |
| 18 | Purchasing inhibitions are more quickly overcome and buyers declare their purchasing interest sooner than in face to face selling/ buying situations . |
| 19 | Then disaster struck as Haslemere lost their rhythm . |
| 20 | However , compatibility effects are still observed when subjects cross their arms such that the right hand responds to stimuli presented in the left field of vision and the left hand responds to right field presentations . |
| 21 | As information transmitted in binary form is so much faster than analogue signals , the full benefits of computer-based communication systems can only be gained when nations convert their existing telecommunications networks to digital operation . |
| 22 | This can be taken as evidence to support their view that the political system is now subverted by the relationship between the military and the corporate sector . |
| 23 | ‘ A lot of the violence stems from the fact people are expecting a decision today [ yesterday ] , ’ said one senior British source , arguing that the pattern would only be repeated if ministers postponed their decision for another month . |
| 24 | Klima and Bellugi ( 1979 ) maintain , however , that similar results are obtained when subjects make their responses in sign . |
| 25 | In the same case , at 758C , Lord Salmon stated that it was generally well established that professionals owed their clients a duty to exercise reasonable skill and care . |
| 26 | Recent surveys have suggested that parents want their children to learn about these things at school , and from quite an early age . |
| 27 | After all these years , has the Labour party not learnt that people pay their taxes in sorrow , but they paid their rates in anger ? |
| 28 | Fares would soar , services deteriorate and safety be compromised unless ministers rethought their plans , he said . |
| 29 | Bjortson 's instability had proved too extreme , so the group was informed before Servitors distributed their victuals . |
| 30 | The tremendous emotional energies released when men break their bonds with the village , the kin group and the family are all available for a new focus on politics . |