Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [adv prt] on their [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In such cases the extended family begins to look quite complex , but it is still essentially based upon the original pair , and when young do become fully adult they are driven away or wander off on their own to form separate pairs . |
| 2 | They began following its twisting route , keeping close to the cover of the trees in case they should meet with any oncoming sect vehicle going to relieve or check up on their outside patrol . |
| 3 | The others would get bored with waiting and go off on their own without him . |
| 4 | Old Mr David Hughes has just been told by his doctors that he 'll have to retire , and the younger members of the family would prefer to sell out and start up on their own . |
| 5 | Normally , with Dawn , I would just walk straight towards the perch , but these Harris 's hawks were really eager , and bated immediately the breeze got in their feathers ; that is , they tried to take off and fly back on their own . |
| 6 | These foods will make up the calories they are losing when cutting down on their saturated fat intake . |