Example sentences of "their [noun] [to-vb] [adv] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Each time we went for another animal all those left howled and fought their chains to get close to us so as not to be left behind . |
| 2 | ‘ They have also to be congratulated for their willingness to talk openly to outsiders such as school pupils about the problems caused by alcohol dependency in an attempt to help reduce the problem within the community . ’ |
| 3 | Hundreds of motorists abandoned their cars to dash across to a local radio station after a DJ offered scores of free tickets to the band 's concert . |
| 4 | Other day-to-day situations that may not be attributed to visual difficulties include the extended time the children may need to complete tasks , their need to come close to the blackboard or to demonstrations , and their apparent clumsiness in certain practical activities and sports such as ball games . |
| 5 | They then agreed on a communiqué reaffirming " their commitment to contribute actively to a settlement of the other problems of the region " and inviting Aziz to Luxembourg . |
| 6 | Article 1 of the Single European Act reads : The European Communities and European political Cooperation shall have as their objective to contribute together to making concrete progress towards European unity . ’ |
| 7 | Despite the universities ' expansion , including in science and engineering , there were still strong — and perhaps even growing — doubts about their ability to respond appropriately to the needs of a rapidly changing society . |
| 8 | Industry does not stand still and the trend nowadays is for employers to expect their employees to respond positively to the demands of the enterprise . |