Example sentences of "[prep] [subord] [verb] their " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pragmatists maintain that such checks are not merely tricky but also always leave the same option of whether to accept their apparent results . |
| 2 | It would have been thought of as demeaning their authority to have to explain their actions . |
| 3 | as if to signal their displeasure the Dutch parliament passed a constitutional amendment in 1952 incorporating West New Guinea into the Netherlands and closing off further discussion of the issue . |
| 4 | The conservative leaders wanted a Prince Consort not a Prince president , and as if to underline their determination to keep Louis-Napoleon in check , the same group refused a request for the restoration of universal suffrage by the abrogation of the law of 1850 . |
| 5 | ‘ Was it terrible ? ’ he asked , looking questioningly at the empty chair , as if asking their permission to sit down . |
| 6 | They even expressed affection obscenely , as if to purge their relationships of any possible betraying taint . |
| 7 | Careful experiments have made it clear that they take note of the geographical features below them and when leaving their home loft they circle above it as if refreshing their memory with one last look before departing . |
| 8 | Sometimes they 'd stand it up and watch it fall over , as if justifying their negligence . |
| 9 | The meteorologists would prove to be right about the sun , but as if to prove their fallibility at four eleven a steady drizzle began . |
| 10 | ‘ It 's all right ! ’ the woman laughed , as if guessing their thoughts . |
| 11 | Later champions of a scientific naturalism would sometimes refer to the ‘ church scientific , ’ as if to emphasize their usurping the role of the clergy in the arbitration of cultural values . |
| 12 | as if sensing their approach , the Whale turned and headed away from shore . |
| 13 | Party leaders face a dilemma over whether to continue their search , already discussed in private meetings in Washington , for an as yet undeclared candidate in time for their convention in July . |
| 14 | The local Nalgo branch has called a general meeting for tomorrow when members will be balloted on whether to withdraw their labour . |
| 15 | The Catechism was conceived as a model which local bishops ' conferences around the world could look to when preparing their own Catechisms , and is described by the Pope as ‘ a secure point of reference in the elaboration of national and diocesan Catechisms ’ . |