Example sentences of "[prep] their [noun sg] [prep] [art] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The earliest of these postscripts to survive dates from the day after their departure on the first trip ( 12 ) . |
| 2 | This feeding was continued for a period after their release on the tenth day , in case they were unable to hunt . |
| 3 | Publicans have mixed feelings about their business in the last 3 days . |
| 4 | We in Britain owe so much to our American allies , not only for their support during the last war , but also today . |
| 5 | A phased package of integrated measures — ‘ GREENWAYS ’ — has been approved by the Council and the Capital Plan includes financial provision for their implementation over the next 5 years and beyond . |
| 6 | ( The receptionist then locates Mr Wyatt as quickly as possible and informs him that there is a call from Mr Williams , Secretary of the Sailing Club , who wishes to discuss the seating arrangements for their dinner on the twelfth of November . |
| 7 | Yet , despite their form over the last two months , the turning point for Wigan 's 20th major trophy in six years undoubtedly came in December when it looked that they might struggle for success this season . |
| 8 | This Act enabled LEAs to arrange for children under school leaving age to have work experience as part of their education in the last year of compulsory schooling . |
| 9 | We robbed them of their land in the first place to reward the Annamese who collaborated with us . |
| 10 | She stood on the pavement looking up at the windows of their kitchen on the third floor . |
| 11 | Bury , reformed in Cnut 's reign , and Westminster , patronised by Edward the Confessor , may have gained much of their endowment during the eleventh century , but otherwise the Domesday picture was probably very similar to that which faced Cnut on his accession . |
| 12 | Englishmen thought of the internal politics of their country in the eighteenth century largely in what had now become the traditional terms of a dialogue , usually though not always amicable , between king and Parliament . |
| 13 | The Chinese foreign ministry said yesterday that a resumption of Sino-British dialogue depended on Mr Patten abandoning the proposals , which would allow Hong Kong people to elect a majority of their legislature for the first time in 1995. — Reuter |
| 14 | Children are ranged in order of their performance in the last test . |
| 15 | Confidence has risen markedly since the defeat at Elland Road ; the parts are falling neatly into place and some of their football in the last three games against Hull , Widnes and Featherstone has been exhilarating . |
| 16 | Chapman made no excuses — ‘ I say frankly there are none , — and agreed that Newcastle deserved to win because of their superiority in the second half . |
| 17 | American and Britain are partly responsible for the way the Russians are now cos we finance most of their industry in the second World War |
| 18 | Treaty , I can deal relatively briefly with the question of their compatibility with the First Council Directive of 11 May 1960 for the implementation of article 67 of the E.E.C . |
| 19 | Studies in Minnesota have shown that once machines come in , racetracks lose 20–30% of their business in the first year . |
| 20 | Many of these have adopted as a major part of their strategy over the last two years campaigns to attract bidders for Channel 5 franchises to locate in their cities . |
| 21 | THE mothers at the centre of the hospital baby swop case talked of their anguish for the first time last night . |
| 22 | At the sixth meeting members agreed that ‘ as a result of their examination of the first six courses they had established certain standards for assessment and were now able to make an objective judgment upon the courses submitted ’ . |
| 23 | So if the H M I P are now at one with Selby then they must still stand by their view that there is a considerable risk to air quality as outlined in point one of their letter of the eighth of September . |
| 24 | As with a number of other regions , a number of these early mill sites were in the hands of religious foundations , such as the Benedictines and Cistercian Orders who , up to the time of their suppression in the 16th century , owned as many mills as any of the estates or manors in Britain . |
| 25 | The Sharks put some bite into their performance in the second and third periods but not enough to deny the Stars a sparkling victory 17-11 and a place nearer the final of the Autumn Trophy . |
| 26 | Judging by the hard work they 've put into their music over the last three years , that success could just be round the corner . |
| 27 | Buddhists with this expectation of Maitri , Jews with their longing for the messianic age , Christians with their hope of the second coming of Christ , can talk together about the golden age ahead — their respective eschatologies , their glimpses of an eternal city , the abiding home of the human spirit . |
| 28 | Due to a power blackout , their hotel was in total darkness when they arrived , and they had to trudge up the stairs with their luggage to the 10th floor . |
| 29 | Derby may be flash with their money ; they were certainly flash with their football in the first half . |
| 30 | ARSENAL 'S rent-a-crowd will assist the team in their battle for the first Premier League title . |