Example sentences of "[subord] their [noun sg] be to " in BNC.
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| 1 | If their naivety is to be believed , they 're in for more painful disillusionment when someone can bear to break the news to them that the tooth fairy does n't exist and that the singing Madonna is no virgin . |
| 2 | Diabetics have to eat regularly if their illness is to be kept under control with insulin injections . |
| 3 | She sought also to argue that he was in error in failing to decide that she had established a grave risk that they would be exposed to physical or psychological harm or otherwise placed in an intolerable situation if their return were to be ordered . |
| 4 | If their blood were to be circulated through thin flaps extending laterally from the back they could certainly warm themselves very effectively and quickly in the sunshine . |
| 5 | That further exploration , though , is second order to recognizing that students need freedoms of an academic character if their learning is to be fully effective . |
| 6 | It is often a good idea to remind the expert that if their report is to be relied on it must be disclosed to the other side . |
| 7 | and erm and so it appears , if you just take this document at this time , that how that they 're placing less emphasis upon production , I mean if their aim is to , if their primary aim is to mobilize mass support that how that production was going to decrease because it was gon na infringe upon rich and middle peasants . |
| 8 | The economic prosperity of boatyards is vital if their future is to be secured . |
| 9 | If production is to go ahead at all there has to be some minimum level of cooperation between management and workers , and workers require some autonomy if their initiative is to be counted upon . |
| 10 | 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 ? |