Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [pron] [prep] their [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is , they were conscious of the rule , and rather than following it out of obligation , they were using it for their own benefit , as a sort of ‘ officializing ’ or ‘ universalizing ’ strategy in order to ‘ cloak themselves in legitimation ’ . |
| 2 | Leeds were annoying me at their sudden inability to keep the ball on the pitch , either kicking it off , or playing stupid passes up front ( down the middle ) straight to their keeper/defenders . |
| 3 | Two others were offered it by their usual dealer . |
| 4 | were doing it on their own two feet , |
| 5 | Given time , Boulestin could perhaps with his book of menus have opened the door to organized cooking for thousands of young women who in the thirties were finding themselves on their own in flats and bed-sitting rooms knowing nothing more about how to make a meal than that it ought to taste nice and should not be a bore . |
| 6 | All over London the bolts on pub doors were tensing themselves for their daily bid for freedom . |
| 7 | The bargemen greeted us as formally as if we were visiting them in their own homes , which I suppose we were . |
| 8 | And they were both agreed that the thing to do with the club was to use it for their private purposes . |
| 9 | As for the name , Sam wanted her to be called the Martha and Harry the Bridget , and the only way they could resolve the question was to name her after their favourite place of refreshment , instead . |
| 10 | Originally , the plan was to return them to their last known home , on Pitchfork Ranch near the little town of Meeteetsee , Wyoming . |