Example sentences of "[vb infin] their [noun pl] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although they did n't know their names at the time , they spotted Dominic Wetherby and the American boy , Lee Horan , going into the public bar , but no-one suggested that the two parties should join up . |
| 2 | Hand-loom weaving has always been considered a male artisan activity , with the concession that wives from time to time might assist their husbands at the cottage loom . |
| 3 | The Sztuki will be sending more than 700 pieces and more than twenty hours of video as well as eight performance artists who will show their installations at the Espace Lyonnaise d'Art Contemporain . |
| 4 | The launderers were at their evening meal — I could see their backs at the windows . |
| 5 | So this morning , Jones and Co can again thumb their noses at the elite ( if they can find it through the hangover haze ) thanks to Lawrie Sanchez 's 80th-minute strike . |
| 6 | Goats will even toss their horns at the shadow of an eagle flying overhead , and will chase eagles off ledges . |
| 7 | Radical Whigs in the early 1680s had challenged the Crown 's control of the armed forces and of appointment to office : the Rye House Plotters wanted the militia placed " in the hands of the people " ; Monmouth had insisted that judges should not hold their commissions at the King 's pleasure but rather " during good behaviour " . |
| 8 | It was hoped that , with more publicity , people would leave their cars at the village hall instead and walk . |
| 9 | All will lose their jobs at the end of next week . |
| 10 | Both players will receive their awards at the World Champions dinner which will be held in Paris in May . |