Example sentences of "[be] [verb] their [noun sg] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Detainees in Nylstroom said they had been offered their release on the condition that they agreed to become police informers . |
| 2 | The club has criticised the fans for not turning up in bigger numbers to support the club but now they are turning their criticism on the manager . |
| 3 | The Ellis float is clearly a profitable one , but across the country fewer and fewer people are buying their milk on the doorstep , even though delivery charges average at just 52p a week . |
| 4 | In the Amazon , the numbers of Indians declined , ceasing to be a threat to western expansion , so that by the second half of the last century , they were becoming more of a curiosity , regarded as anachronistic impediments to progress , which had to be educated on Christian lines on the one hand , the true lords of the territory to be given their freedom on the other . |
| 5 | The lovable but stupid lemmings will be making their debut on the Lynx in this classic save 'em up . |
| 6 | ‘ We are committed to the development of rugby league in Wales and will be monitoring their progress on the international scene during their home fixtures with New Zealand and France next season . ’ |
| 7 | There is growing evidence to suggest , however , that acid deposition and ozone pollution are taking their toll on the UK environment . |
| 8 | ‘ They have enabled us to add a very valuable player to our squad because they are putting their money on the table . ’ |
| 9 | Suragai and Kadan were walking their st'lyan on the grass where the stream curved away out of sight , each of them with one of the twins in the saddle . |
| 10 | Both the DoI and the 600 Group were keeping their information on the effects of robots on employment to themselves . |
| 11 | That explained why so many of the big-wave riders were focusing their attention on the outer reefs . |
| 12 | The Second World War was different from the previous wars in that the Soviets as the occupying power , were imposing their ideology on the people they had taken control of in Eastern Europe . |
| 13 | Who 's left their hat on the fire top ? |