Example sentences of "[det] [verb] their [noun pl] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Englishwomen , some pushing their pushchairs along the winding muddy roads , other older ones fanning their faces with trembling hands and still wearing their coloured woolly hats . |
| 2 | According to the Algerian press this showed their reservations about the League 's functioning and political position . |
| 3 | Some bare their souls on their feet and some bare their souls in the bars . |
| 4 | This leaves their challengers with the uphill task of performing early to a half empty venue , or , in the case of SENSER , consigned to the early morning graveyard shift , by which time most of the audience has ( literally ) crashed out . |
| 5 | The Security Council debate had been preceded by a series of statements by and an exchange of letters between de Klerk and Mandela in which each stated their terms for the resumption of constitutional talks . |
| 6 | These lay their eggs in the nests of other birds , which then act as unwitting foster parents . |
| 7 | If you have a literary bent , there is a lot that will appeal to you here ; Wordsworth , Ruskin and Beatrix Potter all made their homes in the vicinity and today these ‘ shrines ’ are open to the public . |
| 8 | I had to repeat things again and again , hoping that something would sink in , but I was rewarded for my efforts with the satisfaction of knowing that they all passed their examinations at the end of the year . |
| 9 | Many directed their comments at the Indemnity as well at the Compensation Fund . |
| 10 | Small wonder perhaps that many buried their heads in the sand and refused even to think about the event until the last possible moment . |
| 11 | While they all took their places along the tables , Tamar 's thoughts went back to similar evenings at Aumery Park Farm . |
| 12 | Sun Microsystems Inc , Hewlett-Packard Co and IBM Corp all grew their shares over the same period . |
| 13 | Sun , Hewlett and IBM all grew their shares over the same period . |
| 14 | Penetration , focus , timing and mental confidence all play their parts in the achievement of a successful break . |
| 15 | ‘ Did not many raise their voices against the proposal and for Your Grace ? ’ |
| 16 | The exhibition comprised posters tracing the development of the alkali industry and the companies Corning Glass , Courtaulds Coatings , Rohm and Haas and Sterling Winthrop , together with memorabilia from the companies , which all had their origins in the north-east . |
| 17 | The constituent groups of the PLO , Fatah , PFLP , DFLP and the Communist Party , all had their cadres in the territories which maintained their outward anonymity to avoid arrest . |
| 18 | There is some kind of conspiracy of bureaucrats : they all have their fingers in the same profitable pie . |
| 19 | Traditional drama , contemporary theatre , experimental theatre farce , musical comedy , operetta , revue and poetry reading all have their places in the regular round . |
| 20 | 15 " Christi vices in terris agimus " ) , the pope as king and priest " after the order of Melchizedek " — all have their roots in the past . |
| 21 | Membership of the ILP had been largely a formality for the remaining four-fifths of the original group , though some active ILP members like Dr Alfred Salter and Emanuel Shinwell were among those severing their connections with the party . |
| 22 | They were both excused their debts by the creditor . |
| 23 | The houses of Hohenstaufen ( Ghibellines ) and Welf ( Guelphs ) both pressed their claims to the royal crown but as already described , Frederick Barbarossa succeeded in his claim . |
| 24 | Finally , in the crisis of 1808 some of the reformists and many of the radical intellectuals deserted the national cause and served ‘ the intruder ’ , the French king , Joseph I. To traditionalists this treason was inevitable since both derived their ideas from the national enemy . |
| 25 | ‘ They both lost their husbands in the war . |
| 26 | Gillian Elders , 19 , and Michael Pearson , 28 , both won their sections in the British Gas Caterbility competition in Newcastle . |
| 27 | Could one of the great medieval romances , which inspired a Wagnerian opera , as well as the Arthurian legend of chivalry , romance and treachery , both have their roots in the rolling hills between Fowey and Lostwithiel ? |