Example sentences of "[verb] that it be their " in BNC.
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| 1 | Staff and students are reminded that it is their responsibility to ensure that all books on loan to them from the Library are kept securely , in good condition , away from harmful environments , and readily accessible to Library staff in the event of their being required for other readers . |
| 2 | They , the audience , were what mattered , for it should never be forgotten that it was their patronage and their applause which truly kept the theatre alive . |
| 3 | If they failed to reach agreement , the Queen would summon them and simply say that it was their business to ensure that the Queen 's government was carried on . |
| 4 | The girls insist that it is their fundamental right to wear their scarves at all times , just as some of their fellow students wear skullcaps or the cross . |
| 5 | That he could do this without awakening the slightest resentment ill the boys was a sign that they recognised that it was their work that mattered to Basil , and in no way his self-importance , which , to a quite remarkable degree he did not have . |
| 6 | They will inevitably feel that it is their own fault — that they are in some way ‘ bad ’ or deserving of such treatment . |
| 7 | Again , it is likely that women today , and even more so in the future , will not automatically assume that it is their place to provide care when this is required . ’ |
| 8 | Either way , the word seems to suggest that it was their inability or refusal to suckle which was regarded as characteristic — a supposition exactly in line with my theory that they represent the masculine , aggressive , weaning mothers of early agriculture . |
| 9 | A second difficulty with this most obvious method of testing is that , even if a preponderance of Protestants were to emerge , it would not follow that it was their religious convictions that supplied the motivation for their science . |
| 10 | Senior administrators are not above attempting to influence the shape of policy , but once the policy has been made they accept that it is their responsibility to bring about its implementation . |
| 11 | Would the rest of Britain simply accept that it was their democratic right to self-determination that was being exercised ? |
| 12 | When a city and its territory was divided between two kings we should understand that it was their revenues that were at stake , although certain cities also had a strategic importance , which may also have been a matter of concern . |
| 13 | Belinda wondered how on earth they were going to get it up the stairs and through the house , but she sensibly decided that it was their concern , not hers , and anyway the bedroom needed to be vacuumed first . |
| 14 | Lutyens 's family were brought up to believe that it was their father who invented Nanna , and that it was from their own night nursery window in Bloomsbury Square that Wendy and the boys flew with Peter Pan to the Neverland . |
| 15 | They are now mothers with the responsibility for a child , and some of them would maintain that it is their baby that has given them the determination to do something more with their lives , however hard this may be . |
| 16 | Opposition to the project became the focus of the resistance to the Communist government and Hungarian Greens claim that it was their mobilisation of the country against the state on this particular issue which led to the regime 's downfall . |
| 17 | The group issued a statement which said that in view of the adverse publicity accorded to a vocal minority they felt that it was their duty in the interests of democracy and employment in the area to state that there is a silent majority in favour of the proposed Raybestos development . |
| 18 | The Committee felt that it was their duty to state that in their opinion , before the whole building was completely furnished and every necessary article provided , the total deficiency would not amount to less than £1,000 ‘ Many opulent individuals of the County have hitherto withheld their contributions ; but application by letter has been made to them all ; and no doubt can be entertained by your Committee of their ultimate assistance and support . |
| 19 | So so so I say that first because we have in the past had people who felt worried by this attitude , they felt you know that they really they were people who perhaps had a background in the National Trust and who really felt that it was their job to say , oh no do n't touch that . |
| 20 | When the West Country clothiers ' advocate William Temple wanted in 1739 to point to the advantages of the weavers , he stressed that it was their family earnings which lifted them above the condition of the farm worker . |
| 21 | The 34027 Locomotive Group still retain the prestigious opportunity of being able to say that it was their locomotive which took the first train hauled by a steam locomotive into Waterloo after some 25 years . |
| 22 | Miriam : It 's the same situation , the men come to feel that it is their right as male persons to be over the woman . |
| 23 | While Billy was at the bar ordering another round , Yanto told the girls about the motorbike and explained that it was their first outing on the machine . |
| 24 | ‘ I do n't think it is theatre , and I also think that potentially it 's extremely destructive to the individuals involved , though you can argue that it 's their choice . |
| 25 | I shall argue that it is their particular use of rhetoric that permits this . |
| 26 | Those who care for ‘ ordinary ’ old people learn much about the courage and competence which so many display ; they discover that it is their ordinariness which is remarkable — their determination to carry on with the daily business of life , often in the face of considerable difficulties . |