Example sentences of "[be] [noun] [prep] their " in BNC.

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1 Facilitating adult learning and developing self direction in students are skills in their own right .
2 The contributors are all active researchers in Russian institutes and are authorities in their respective fields .
3 The customs of each country are manifestations of their essential beliefs , most of which are institutionalized in religions which do differ fundamentally .
4 It would have been part of their worship and prayers to say with confidence , ‘ Glory belongs to God ’ .
5 In many other trades , crafts and professions , vocational qualifications have been part of their prosperous development and I therefore commend to you that we be attentive .
6 And two women pictured chatting at a cottage door ‘ Miss Jewitt and Miss Carter , Mickley 1921 , ’ as Louisa 's typically matter-of-fact caption notes sport fanciful bonnets that ca n't have been part of their everyday dress .
7 Some would argue that many of these areas are disciplines in their own right and merit their own main class .
8 Parasites such as tapeworms are enemies of their hosts , and hosts are enemies of parasites since they tend to evolve measures to resist them .
9 With these new ministers who are experts in their relevant fields Italy will I hope change very soon .
10 We know Italy as only Italians can , and you can rest assured that the Citalia staff are experts in their chosen field — Italian holidays .
11 I find it stimulating to air ideas with a variety of people , many of whom are experts in their field . ’
12 The political speakers , who would have been YCs in their day , knew that they should be brief .
13 The chapels mentioned are masterpieces of their period , entirely English and representing the climax of craftsmanship and design in the Gothic style , achieving a harmonious balance of mass and form .
14 The Government fail to appreciate — although they are prisoners of their own rhetoric and ideology — several important points which others readily grasp and would clearly like to do something about .
15 Effectively , that means that women of all classes , sizes , shapes and backgrounds are prisoners in their own homes .
16 In the meantime , RAF crews will continue to take comfort to the victims who are prisoners in their own land .
17 Although they are characters they can not move or fight on their own , because they are part of their Mob .
18 Both the problems which individuals fix upon , and the methods they employ to solve them , are part of their theoretical heritage , so to speak , enshrined in the practices of which they are the supports .
19 The evidence shows that these incidents reported in the media are merely the tip of the iceberg ; for many black people in Britain , physical assault or violent verbal expressions of racial hatred are part of their daily life .
20 Sometimes the word that they use , no only terms of endearment , er but other words , er special words to them , you know , are part of their own language of love .
21 The Camorra and the Mafia are part of their heritage , violence in their blood . ’
22 Pupils know which keywords to use to find information since the keywords are part of their classwork and this helps to prevent lengthy and potentially confusing or searches designed to solve the problems of synonyms .
23 The examples here , as will be seen , are books from their lending side , or books in need of repair .
24 ‘ There must have been blood on their clothes or something . ’
25 That 's doubtless because originators Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick are writing about themselves and their friends : like Michael Steadman , who is at the centre of this universe , they are Jews in their mid-thirties married to non-Jews and with young children .
26 To Freire , the purpose of education should be human liberation , which means people are subjects of their own learning , not empty vessels filled by teachers ' knowledge .
27 In practice , however , heat pumps are expensive to install , they have long payback periods at current fuel prices , and there are doubts about their reliability and performance .
28 Although these two artists did not meet , there are affinities in their work and director , Andrew Kalman , has selected ten pictures by each of them to make his point ( 15 October-27 November ) .
29 Bands like that are accidents waiting to happen in a world where 99 per cent of groups are casualties of their own blatant ambition .
30 ‘ You 're part of their scheme of things .
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