Example sentences of "[adv prt] their [noun sg] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1992 they 'll be letting down their hair in the traditional manner between 19th September and 4th October . |
| 2 | By the end of the evening new found friends either carry on their conversation in the elegant Artemis bar or enjoy the hilarity of the nightly show . |
| 3 | This is due to the fact that the capacitors can not simultaneously pass on their charge to the next stage and receive the charge from the previous stage . |
| 4 | If only the markets and the media would get over their obsession with the current account numbers then the Government too could forget about them . |
| 5 | With some Tory representatives still smarting over their humiliation in the European Parliament elections , Mr Major said it would be a terrible mistake for Conservatives to become defensive or defeatist about their role in the Community . |
| 6 | The vast majority of farmers and landowners take an inordinate pride in the countryside and will show off their land to the occasional interested and respectful visitor . |
| 7 | Although this was a very limited use , bearing in mind the characteristics of the land , that the defendant 's [ paper owner " s ] land is on the eastern side of the strip and also the defendants fenced off their land from the disputed land by means of a wire mesh fence , I am satisfied that the plaintiff 's use did amount to sufficient possession … |
| 8 | Rangers kick off their campaign against the French champions in Glasgow on Wednesday week , as they begin their quest to win the group and reach the final next May . |
| 9 | In the 1991 100 mile race one team wrote off their raft in an unfortunate accident . |
| 10 | Girls from orthodox Muslim and Sikh families feel this most strongly ; they also fear that through some misunderstanding their parents might try to withdraw them from school altogether , cutting off their lifeline to the outside world . |
| 11 | Due to the availability of government grants , crofters can now fence off their allocation of the common grazings , and , with applications of limestone and fertiliser , can convert heather-covered hillsides to grass fields which can ‘ carry ’ more sheep in the same area of ground . |
| 12 | Julia , who called off their wedding at the last minute a year ago , was recently in Ireland with new lover Jason Patric . |
| 13 | After mortal trouble Let me lie still Where the wind drives and the clouds stream Over the hill Where grass 's thousand thirsty mouths Sup up their fill Of the slow dew and the sharp rain Of the mantling snow dissolv 'd again At Heaven 's sweet will . |
| 14 | They do n't want to tie up their capital in the long term and then have the delay in selling . |
| 15 | HARTLEPOOL United are not prepared to give up their fight for a Third Division promotion play-off place . |
| 16 | The families of the victims stepped up their campaign for a public inquiry yesterday . |
| 17 | The 3 threatened hamlets will be stepping up their campaign in the coming months to convince the County Council that a rural haven must not be lost forever . |
| 18 | The Arab states stepped up their pressure on the Soviet Union to halt emigration in late February after reports appeared in the Israeli press alleging that a high-ranking absorption official had told a committee on immigration to start preparing for the arrival of 230,000 Soviet Jews in 1990 , a massive increase on earlier estimates . |
| 19 | Meanwhile , purity groups and feminist organizations stepped up their pressure with a nationwide campaign . |
| 20 | Liverpool wound up their programme with a 13th successive league victory , beating Speedwell Rucanor 16-14 , 15-13 , 15-10 . |
| 21 | Of course , such a device is doing more than protecting them from an over-exciting adventure ; it is also in a calmer way building up their anticipation of a real mystery . |
| 22 | Hobson and McCarley followed up their paper on the dated scientific underpinning for Freudian theory in general with an analysis of current knowledge of the neurophysiology of sleep , as applied to dreaming . |
| 23 | She did n't see Simone very often , but they had known each other from their schooldays and could pick up their friendship without the slightest difficulty . |
| 24 | A school acts as a magnet for young people who want to bring up their family in a rural or well-defined small urban environment . |
| 25 | RCO had tried to brighten up their corner of the third floor with a few gallons of inexpensive paint . |
| 26 | They sum up their view of the current state of research using predictive readability formulae in the following way : " Formulas do a job , but they leave a lot unexplained . " |
| 27 | The system incorporates procedures which are designed to assist staff in carrying out their work in a planned , consistent and economic manner . |
| 28 | This involves giving talks to farmers and gamekeepers about how they can carry out their work in a bird-friendly way . |
| 29 | Men and women , therefore , had to work out their salvation in a particular religious perspective and the original faith had to be adapted to meet the inclinations and spiritual gifts of all its members . |
| 30 | By the 1960s , however , they were being interpreted in a continuous and cumulative manner which drew out their seriousness for the British economy . |