Example sentences of "[coord] [adv] [verb] [prep] their [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At times he is chiefly concerned with democracy as a form of government , when he describes it as a regime in which ‘ the people more or less participate in their government ’ , and says that ‘ its meaning is intimately connected with the idea of political liberty ’ ; while on other occasions he uses the term ‘ democracy ’ to describe a type of society , and refers more broadly to ‘ democratic institutions ’ and by implication to what would later be called a ‘ democratic way of life ’ . |
| 2 | Adults may remain -5 months without feeding or notably moving in their winter aggregation site . |
| 3 | Michael and Anne Jeffrey hope publicity will uncover more clues , or even witnesses to their son 's last movements . |
| 4 | The concept of ‘ satisfaction with housework ’ follows the concept of ‘ work ’ or ‘ job ’ satisfaction as used in the sociology of industry and paid work ; it represents an overall assessment of the degree to which housewives are positively or negatively oriented to their work . |
| 5 | When researchers want to understand what it is like to be , say , a Moonie , they can submit themselves to the sorts of conditions that a Moonie experiences — so far as these are social ; but the real Moonie can , quite legitimately , protest that if the researcher does not have a personal experience of God or actually know in their heart that it is the Unification Church which has discovered the best way to live , they can not really understand what it is like to be a Moonie . |
| 6 | Over a third said they hardly ever or never thought about their colour , and nearly half thought of themselves as neither black or white , but ‘ half and half ’ . |
| 7 | Some clients may feel that no-one can know or therefore write about their company as well as they can . |
| 8 | Amendments to the bill will be tabled — at the last attempt it collected more than 300 , and effectively sank under their weight . |
| 9 | Fourth , the two researchers were white and so handicapped in their assessment of black families and children . |
| 10 | As Derek Fraser has suggested , they were of four main types : ‘ a fear of social revolution , a humanitarian concern for suffering , a desire to improve the moral tone of the recipients and a satisfaction of some psychological or social need ’ , i.e. a desire for the confirmation of social status and superiority which came from giving to those poorer than oneself , and perhaps basking in their gratitude . |
| 11 | This had become a source of irritation to her companions and only added to their resentment . |
| 12 | Could my right hon. Friend find time today to think again about the significance of an historic referendum which took place in the Ukraine on 1 December , in which the people of Ukraine freely and democratically voted for their sovereignty and independence ? |
| 13 | The Portfolio seminar features several leading figures from both the industry and outside as speakers who will attempt to change the impression that successful women in senior operational roles in the industry need to be single , or divorced , childless and generally married to their work . |
| 14 | Adult women will have the unappealing choice between rejecting women 's language and so becoming ‘ less than a woman ’ , or embracing it and thus acquiescing in their inferiority — becoming ‘ less than a person ’ . |
| 15 | As pointed out above , firstly , their budgets only cover a limited range of services and , secondly , unlike DHAs , GPs can select which patients to take on and thus include in their budget . |
| 16 | A static model , such as that of Homans in sociology , emphasizing structural maintenance through a form of ‘ social approval ’ , neglects the inherent dynamism of reproductive strategies that necessitate risk in competition and possibly conflict for their fulfilment . |
| 17 | They say they 're going to stop , they make all kinds of worthless promises , and always revert to their habit . |
| 18 | PCs Steve Woolway and Lynn Bishop glanced out of the window while having breakfast in the canteen — and nearly choked on their bacon and eggs . |
| 19 | It is quite common in an import or export sale for the seller to agree to arrange the carriage of the goods by ship to the buyer and also to arrange for their insurance en route . |
| 20 | It is impossible to say to what extent Cézanne was aware of the fact that he was doing this , and in the process breaking the laws of scientific linear perspective , but it seems likely that it was part of a natural desire to emphasize the two-dimensional aspect of the canvas while continuing to explain the nature of objects and also insisting on their solidity by modelling them as fully as possible . |
| 21 | I said earlier that we want to involve all aspects of the educational system , and for example we have already written to every local authority in the country , telling them about the general themes that we have identified as important , asking for their comments , for their suggestions of other matters that we should perhaps look into , and also asking for their help and involvement . |
| 22 | Looking back I can now see that some of the happenings through which I lived professionally were destined to be profound and far reaching in their impact and to become milestones of educational change . |
| 23 | The French sword in its decorated scabbard , found in a country sale room and now hanging above their fireplace . |
| 24 | When the mourners return , all passion spent , recognising the eventuality of death and now resigned to their loss , the child-like figure can be raised on high in the final Amen ( see page 46 ) . |
| 25 | Luke and Sonny had taken off their jackets and high hard collars and now sat with their shirt sleeves rolled up , the noon sun shining through the windows warming their backs . |
| 26 | In turn these children may give no signals to a busy teacher ‘ scanning ’ the class while working with another group that they are other than fully and productively engaged in their learning tasks . |
| 27 | Nasser maintained his memories of the peasants all his life and often referred to their plight before even he came to power . |
| 28 | Sand dunes usually accumulate at the top of the beach and on the shingle ridges themselves and materially add to their height , many dunes containing as much as 12–15 m ( 40–50 ft ) of sand ( Steers , 1953 ) . |
| 29 | Her daughters were also charming with their big dark eyes and exuberantly glossy hair and breasts rising like pomegranates , and they giggled in amazed delight when Perdita swore and yelled at the grooms and even screamed at their father . |
| 30 | And every time they put themselves forward to go on to a tra on a training course , they 've actually got to think through , and maybe justify to their line manager , |