And the immense fortunes which the Conqueror had bestowed on his chief captains, served to support their independence, and make them formidable to the sovereign.
They had more invention in forging miracles to support their cause; or having been so fortunate as to obtain, by their pretended austerities, the character of piety, their miracles were more credited by the populace.
Every expedient used by James and Charles in order to support their dignity, we have seen attended with sensible inconveniencies.
They were sensible, that the present war was very lately the result of their own importunate applications and entreaties, and that they had solemnly engaged to support their sovereign in the management of it.
The garrison sallied from the fort to support their comrades, and for a time the firing was hot.
Another party of the French had meanwhile passed by a ford still higher up to support their comrades; but the fight was over before they reached the spot, and they in their turn were set upon and driven back across the stream.
The Governor added that they had some secret reason for demanding their weapons, and flattered themselves that French troops were at hand to support their insolence.
The men in the rear pressed forward to support their comrades, when a hot fire was suddenly opened on them from the forest along their right flank.
Whatever expense," says he "Great Britain has hitherto laid out in maintaining this dependency, has really been laid out in order to support their monopoly.
These noblesse are Seigneurs of the whole country and though not rich are in a situation, in that plentiful part of the world where money is scarce and luxury still unknown, to support their dignity.
The object of the Day Nursery is to take care of the children of women who, for various reasons, are obliged to work by the day to support their families.
His followers also fail not to produce several texts even from our present copies of the Old and New Testament, to support their master's cause.
Being obliged to support their lives by the same means, and being subject to the same necessities and infirmities as the rest of mankind, and therefore no Gods.
The grandees found themselves very little considered by their sovereign, and resented his economy; for he had endeavoured to retrench the expense of the court, which had used to support their magnificence.
The Spaniards insisted upon the same manner of proceeding, and called upon the mediator and Dutch ministers to support their pretensions.
Persuaded, as I am, that they have performed this task with great ability, I will not tire your patience by passing over the same ground, nor by citing the same authorities on which they relied to support their arguments.
What a contrast does his example present to the conduct of those who now direct the destinies of this nation, and who, while they reject his policy, resort to his opinions to support their own?
Look at the business of any commercial people, and see how much of it is done upon credit; and see the integrity and fidelity with which punctuality is maintained in order to support their credit.
All our shells were not so successful as the first, but one, better directed than the rest, burst right in the centre of a column of light infantry, which the Russians had advanced to support their cavalry.
The enemy, too late to support their skirmishers, sought to overwhelm them in the stream, and three battalions of grey-coated infantry came down at the double almost to the top of the bank, and poured down a heavy fire.
The Russians pushed on field-pieces to support their assault.
The Russian regiment of Moscow came down the opposite slopes to support their skirmishers, but were driven back with loss by the sudden fire of the batteries of the First Division, that had just come into action.
Such being his Majesty's disposition and intentions previous to the war, Mr Jay might easily judge, that he was not less determined at present to support their interests, whether formally connected with America by treaty or not.
It was felt by both parties that the adhesion of this large clan was of great importance, and Dundee on one side and Mackay on the other hurried to support their friends at Blair Athol.
The forties" had been his best supporters, he had pledged himself in the strongest language to support their claims, but he quietly allowed them to be disfranchised.
However, the dread of the impending danger had this good effect that it made the populace extremely tractable, and ready to support their magistrates in whatever measures they judged most conducive to the common safety.
He then went on to show that it would be for the good of the churches to support their pastors.
The habit of giving was very generally established, affording evidence that the people might be expected eventually to support their pastors.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "support their" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
