Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] their [noun pl] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every morning she could hear them singing their mantras with the children . |
| 2 | Eventually he decided to give them their marching orders , and one spring , just before the birds were due to arrive , he nailed wire netting and a large dustbin bag along the eaves to stop them building their nests in the usual place . |
| 3 | At least from the point of with Labour at least they most of them send their kids through the state system so they 've got a little more idea of what they 're talking about . |
| 4 | A scrip alternative , if offered to ordinary shareholders , will enable them to increase their shareholdings in the Company without incurring dealing costs and , to the extent that ordinary shareholders elect to take new ordinary shares instead of cash , there will be enhanced cash flow and increased liquidity to the Company . |
| 5 | The obvious advantage is that they provide sack-loads of fun and laughter , and the disadvantage is that you sometimes have to wait three hours for them to find their boots in the morning and finish flossing their teeth . |
| 6 | To get the distances correct , have them place their hands on the shoulders of the person in front of them . |
| 7 | I put their empties on the bar and , of course , I glanced in here to see whether there were any more to clear away . |
| 8 | I rearrange their bedclothes in the night , hoping they 'll wake up and recognize me . |
| 9 | We sat round the fire with our leftovers and I answered their questions about the day 's events . |
| 10 | Nor would I dismiss their contributions to the analysis of sexism , or deny the contribution , in my own profession , they have made to the re-emergence of work with young women . |
| 11 | These catfish have been bred in captivity in tanks containing African Rift Valley cichlids , although there have been one or two reports of them scattering their eggs in the substrate in the usual Synodontis fashion when no cichlids were present . |
| 12 | The Argentines are still ethnically the same , the population still predominantly Italian , most of them havin' their roots in the south of Italy and in Sicily . |
| 13 | Pilots using them plot their journeys across the uninterrupted emptiness of the Pacific by plotting a course between a series of way-points , random but fixed points above the Ocean that are each given five-letter nonsense names — Neeva , Nytim , Nokka , Nabie , among a host of others — from above which the planes report their positions to the Pacific 's oceanic control centres at Tokyo , Anchorage and Oakland , California . |
| 14 | The canal provided a shorter sea route for steamships , which enabled them to reach their destinations before the clippers . |
| 15 | We do an assessment and allow them to express their views on the quality of life in hospital . |
| 16 | ( 11 ) A member to whom a notice under this rule is given may appeal against that notice to the Appeal Tribunal in accordance with Chapter VIII of this Part and the notice shall state that that right exists and the time within which it may be exercised ; and — ( a ) a notice under paragraph ( 9 ) above shall state the reasons why it appears to the board to be desirable for the protection of investors for them to exercise their powers in the manner and in relation to the member in question ; and ( b ) a notice under paragraph ( 10 ) above shall state why the notice under paragraph ( 9 ) is being rescinded or varied . |
| 17 | Famous for their hair care products , Wella want you to experience their benefits to the fullest . |
| 18 | I ca n't stay long , ’ he warned her as she carried their drinks to the table where he was sitting . |
| 19 | She carried their drinks into the living room and asked Ralph if he had managed to see his solicitor ; the appointment had been at 2 p.m . |
| 20 | such as solos or pas de deux in which dancers portray the character each represents by depicting mood , emotion and action , e.g. again in The Sleeping Beauty , the Four Princes express their admiration for Aurora and she returns their compliments in the Rose Adage . |
| 21 | ‘ We found their bodies on the street corner . |
| 22 | And we got a full of chocolates and sweets and by the time we put their sweets on the top as well , there 'll be lots and lots by for Christmas . |
| 23 | Two hours before dawn , in the wavering beam of our torches , we followed their steps to the Flammes de Pierre and caught them , still cocooned amongst the rocks . |
| 24 | So the struggle became to some extent a contest between the German bishops and the pope , and the position of the German bishops in extending the conflict can only be understood if we understand their relationships with the political parties and the rival claimants . |
| 25 | It was fatal for them to emphasize their differences in the face of armed attack from the German Nazi or Austrian Christian Social autocracies . |
| 26 | Most of them lost their families in the concentration camps . |
| 27 | The Oscar nominations Midnight Cowboy received were Best Picture , Best Supporting Actress ( Sylvia Miles ) , Best Director , Best Screenplay adaptation , and both Voight and Dustin for Best Actor , forcing each of them to practise their smiles for the possibility of losing out to the other . |
| 28 | Researchers who were interested in the way of life of what were regarded as primitive peoples went to live among them to study their societies from the inside . |
| 29 | Promotion and relegation issues are invariably not settled before the last week of the season , so there would be no point in clubs signing players only for them to kick their heels after the deadline . |
| 30 | This is because it is second nature for them to pose their questions at the level of the individual organism . |