Example sentences of "be [verb] [verb] their " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are 12 Jensen cars in the Pure Class restoration workshops at Ross on Wye and customers are queueing to bring their vehicles in . |
| 2 | Thousands of football fans have been queueing to book their seats at one of the biggest matches in their club 's history . |
| 3 | Identifying these patterns helps the parents recognize that the methods they are using to control their children are not working . |
| 4 | I am about to set up a mixed fish/invertebrate tank , and I would be very grateful if you could tell me more about Kalkwasser , which fishkeepers in the USA are using to dose their marine systems . |
| 5 | Where André Malraux has stated that modern art is becoming an ‘ interrogation of the world ’ ( Malraux 1950 : 151 ) , the writers under discussion here do not abandon plot as such but interrogate the very means they are using to structure their works . |
| 6 | She explains that women are socialised to hedge their meaning in language for fear of giving offence to men . |
| 7 | HUSBANDS who complain to their wives after a hard day at work are helping to save their marriage . |
| 8 | She encourages customers to play around with samples so they feel they are helping to design their own rooms . |
| 9 | The kids who have experienced the problems of occupational discrimination and believe their opportunities are limited make their beliefs public to those with whom they most identify — in this case , other blacks . |
| 10 | Such occurrences have been rare at the Masters but we must eliminate them entirely if our patrons are to continue to merit their reputation as the most knowledgeable and considerate in the world . ’ |
| 11 | Later , he complained : ‘ The whole row is based on a false assumption : that as readers we need to be protected from the disappointing facts about the lives of writers , if we are to continue to admire their work . |
| 12 | Little boys , in particular , are taught to suppress their tears and to maintain their composure at all costs . |
| 13 | Although Rangers are taught to put their horses ' comfort before their own , smartness in their personal appearance is not by any means neglected . |
| 14 | On the pitch they are struggling to preserve their Premier Division status with the worse defensive record among the top clubs while boardroom battles continue to drive a wedge between club and supporters . |
| 15 | This does not mean that I am not going to suggest some home truths : only that I think they are truths , and not another uncomprehending outsider 's attempt to cajole , belittle or malign people who are struggling to do their best in a complex and stressful situation , and who know better than anyone else that their best sometimes is n't very good . |
| 16 | We 're we are part of the that process and it 's it 's sometimes encouraging for us to remember that there are small denominations , small groups like us around the world who are struggling to make their Christian witness real in their particular context . |
| 17 | Those outside the BBC are struggling to find their place and role in the world of profit . |
| 18 | the kind of people that come to my surgery are genuinely and almost entirely women who are struggling to keep their children |
| 19 | We 've been to one town where many have closed down , and others are struggling to keep their heads above water … |
| 20 | Many people are struggling to get their hunters fit at this time of the year . |
| 21 | The Secretary of State will be aware that the social services departments of many local authorities are struggling to meet their financial commitments in implementation of the Children Act 1989 . |
| 22 | If his first wife can not afford to live without benefit support from the rest of us , which is what state benefit is , the government has no money , it takes money out of other families who are struggling to bring their children up to give it to you . |
| 23 | These people also had physical symptoms caused by the side-effects of the drugs they had been given to control their depression and hallucinations . |
| 24 | Even firms such as Texaco , which have been struggling to overhaul their businesses over the past few years , have transformed losses into profits . |
| 25 | A useful guide as to its readiness is to place a shovel into the mixture , withdrawing it in a series of jerks so that the ridges that are formed retain their character . |
| 26 | The women 's real names and some details about their lives have been disguised to protect their privacy . |
| 27 | The senior magistrate was a large and imposing man with a round face and a bald head ; the man and woman on either side of him seemed dried-out and lifeless by comparison , as if most of their energy had been diverted to sustain their companion . |
| 28 | In consequence , the latter are impelled to maintain their livestock in dry savanna lands all year round . |
| 29 | Two volunteers ( A and B ) are blindfolded , or are trusted to keep their eyes shut . |
| 30 | Twenty-four potential corporals are approaching the climax of their Corporals ' course , and this afternoon they will be tackling the practical command tasks Which are designed to test their leadership skills and their ability to solve practical problems . |