Example sentences of "[vb -s] their [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For those reasons , banks ' clearest role is at times of crisis ; the firm needs their financial support , and they act to rally other supporters . |
| 2 | Supercomputing — High-performance computers costing millions of pounds can not be sited at every university that needs their computational power ; Yet the vast amounts of data they produce require advanced data visualisation techniques for their human understanding . |
| 3 | The interest of some countries , notably Romania , in a doctrine of ‘ national defence ’ has not impressed Poland 's military commanders any more than it has their Soviet patrons . |
| 4 | But has their subjective efficiency ever been measured ? |
| 5 | The idea that everyone ‘ makes a bit on the side ’ and ‘ has their little perks ’ was prevalent throughout the factory . |
| 6 | I see plenty of females has their little bubbies wiz 'em . |
| 7 | May I assure the House that my right hon. Friend has their full support and that they are completely opposed to the right hon. Member for Birmingham , Sparkbrook ( Mr. Hattersley ) ? |
| 8 | Each has their relative advantages and disadvantages . |
| 9 | THE MIGHTY LEMON DROPS Their new LP , Laughter , marries an adventurously large guitar sound to some pop tunes of equal ambition . |
| 10 | Fresh and frozen meaty foods will generally be accepted , Snapper and Sweetlips favouring shellfish meat which closely mirrors their natural diet of bivalve molluscs . |
| 11 | The legislation therefore perpetuates women 's disadvantaged position in the labour market and reinforces their economic dependency out of employment , as will be shown shortly . |
| 12 | It is he , and Ebrahim Patel , the former President for 13 years of the now defunct SARU , who heads their combined organisation , SARFU . |
| 13 | Thus it shouts their spiritual blindness , and whispers darkly of their own rebelliousness . |
| 14 | Try to choose flowers that are quite little and dainty , as a smaller scale wild flower picture is always more successful , as it emphasises their delicate nature . |
| 15 | The Joint Women 's Programme , which is a corporate member of WACC , is deeply concerned about the wrong portrayal of women in the media , particularly since this often leads to violence against women and emphasises their inferior status . |
| 16 | It contains the assertion ‘ that all art forms create and fight for order out of chaos , and it is in this lies their supreme social value . |
| 17 | Recent molecular analysis of extant onychophorans supports their place in the arthropods , but questions their primitive status . |
| 18 | Here , CHRISTIAN GYSIN highlights their remarkable achievements . |
| 19 | That day , she only realised that nobody wants their special enemy , chosen with care and attacked with force , to renounce the role and throw down arms and instead bare their breasts for an embrace . |
| 20 | ( d ) Structure words which indicate relationship — words like on , in and under — may first be presented through objects which illustrates their particular type of relationship ( Mackey 1965 ) . |
| 21 | It is this dual defect that causes their considerable sixfold increase in gastrin mediated acid secretion . |
| 22 | A hard-hitting and versatile set , the album is distinguished by The Afros ' singular lingo ( a dictionary accompanies their current US high-pitched whine . |
| 23 | The bonding continues after the show , where it 's back to the Hyatt for one last booze-up before everybody goes their separate ways . |
| 24 | Airless or waterlogged clay and compacted ( ‘ slumped ’ ) light ground are both inhospitable to roots and can invite fungal diseases , whereas a friable structure , the result of thorough cultivation and the regular addition of compost or manure , aids their deep vigorous growth . |
| 25 | Patients receiving any hazardous treatment or new drug therapy require psychological support , especially if the drug offers their only chance of a remission in their disease . |
| 26 | ( 10 ) Because members of the Panel executive and the full Panel are often seconded from merchant banks , stockbrokers , firms of solicitors and accountants they may have to excuse themselves from dealing with any case which involves their employing company or firm . |
| 27 | Working in a situation which encourages general contact with the public or involves their active participation creates advantages for both the artist and his audience . |
| 28 | The experiments with clock-shifted pigeons , however , strongly suggest that the sun supplies their preferred compass . |
| 29 | In any case it is important that librarians remain in close touch with the industry that produces their raw materials , through the literature , and through formal and informal contacts . |
| 30 | Walid Jumblatt represents their political demands and their claim to a seat in the national government . |