Example sentences of "[verb] their [noun pl] at the [det] " in BNC.

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1 The couple worked at the same tasks as their staff , they dressed in the same way , educated their children at the same schools and ate in the same canteen .
2 No word had come from Rose , and surely she would have cancelled their arrangements at the least hint of scandal ?
3 Sure enough , they dropped their sticks at the same moment and ran across to the downriver side of the bridge to watch for the winner .
4 The Hall Associations hold their reunions at the same time and there is an opportunity to see the work of one or more departments .
5 ‘ There is considerable danger here of drawing the conclusion that because the two sets of bones were found in conjunction and on the same date , they must have met their deaths at the same time .
6 ‘ If we discover the SDLP and Alliance Party requested their meetings at the same time or later , there will be one major political row , ’ he said .
7 They are able to do this because with a large number of depositors it is highly unlikely that they would all want to withdraw their deposits at the same time .
8 Instead , the revamp has brought glassy-eyed , barely post-pubescent new presenters , who can grin , nod and say their lines at the same time .
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