Example sentences of "[vb past] their [noun pl] for the [num ord] " in BNC.
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1 | Christies International , one of the world 's leading art auctioneers , yesterday revealed their profits for the last six months had been hammered by £1 million down to £2,112,000 . |
2 | This year , as the locos dropped their fires for the last time , the cash bag totalled more than £1243.72 . |
3 | Most Bangladeshi mothers breastfed their babies for the first few weeks , switching to either combination or bottle feeding after this period . |
4 | On 25th May , while the German army raced ruthlessly across Belgium and the inhabitants of England watched their skies for the first signs of airborne invasion , the scientists in the Oxford Pathology Department performed a crucial experiment . |
5 | ENGLAND 'S Colts emulated their seniors for the first time in three seasons at the Parc de Pugh in Brecon by toppling the Welsh Youth in no uncertain fashion . |
6 | 28th August 1930 was a sad day , as the islanders closed their doors for the last time . |