Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] their [noun] as the " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the outset , it was decided to use direct observation of how clients spent their time as the principal measure of effectiveness . |
| 2 | The girl 's eyes lost their sparkle as the faintest of rumbles came to her ears , and Mr Beckenham was sorry he had drawn her attention to it . |
| 3 | The screams reached their peak as the remaining males descended to the ground and started charging through the group . |
| 4 | Patients reported about three times as many undesirable events in the six months preceding their illness as the comparison group over the same period . |
| 5 | All over Britain it was the same story — with shops re-stocking their shelves as the rush to read our stunning scoop continued . |
| 6 | Downing Street strategists planning their tactics as the battle for hearts and minds over monetary union enters a crucial phase would be wrong , therefore , to assume that Bonn is a natural ally . |
| 7 | Such are the rigours of their adulthood ( working in bons , never eating till 11pm ) that many Hoorays remember their schooldays as the happiest time of their lives ; their schoolfriends are those they feel most at ease with , even if at the time they could n't stand them . |
| 8 | Observers held their breath as the former Derry City and Shelbourne star took to the pitch for his first game but the thunderous greeting that cascaded down from the Windsor stands proved it was unnecessary caution . |
| 9 | A number of authors ( Akerlof and Yellen , 1985 ; Mankiw , 1985a ; Parkin , 1986 ) have argued that if firms have set optimum prices , a small change in the optimum may not persuade firms to change their price as the gain in profit is marginal . |
| 10 | At midnight on New Year 's Eve on the harbour , all the ships sound their foghorns as the Noon Day Gun booms . |
| 11 | The troopers of the Kha-Khan 's guard who were detailed to line the processional route had been pressed into service to clear away the debris , and their facial expressions reflected their feelings as the dye from the cloth stained their hands and surcoats . |