Example sentences of "[v-ing] their [noun pl] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fact is that all the examples adduced to support the proposition that there should be a qualitative — or ‘ radical ’ — extension of the role of trade unions into the management of the business employing their members fail at the crucial oint . |
| 2 | Walruses and bearded seals , the two largest species , feed mainly on the sea bed , diving in shallow waters to depths of a few hundred metres , using their vibrissae to hunt in the mud for molluscs and crustaceans . |
| 3 | He knew from long experience that a kidnapping usually meant the involvement of the Sardinian shepherds who had , over the past twenty years or so , been steadily leaving their island and bringing their flocks to graze on the hills around Florence . |
| 4 | The German mortaring had suddenly stopped and the Brigade Major was standing out in the open talking to an Officer when , just as suddenly , the mortars started up again , sending their bombs swishing through the trees and sending the Brigade Major diving for cover . |
| 5 | It was n't long before other families on board were sending their children to join in the fun . |
| 6 | Fear of unemployment is probably doing more than anything to hold back consumers from increasing their spending , and that is compounded by their desire to pay down debt after getting their fingers burned in the late 1980s and the beginning of the 1990s . |
| 7 | ‘ Where to today ? ’ he asked as they set off , weaving between the trams drawn up at the Statue terminus and careful to avoid getting their tyres caught in the tramlines . |
| 8 | Solicitors who do not tell their clients in advance as much as they can about the likely cost of a piece of work — or exceed an estimate without notice — are now at risk of having their charges reduced by the Law Society under its powers to penalise Inadequate Professional Services . |
| 9 | Publishers interested in having their titles included in the catalogue should contact Planning and Environmental Books , , ( ) . |
| 10 | Professor John Davies , of Strathclyde University , claims more young drug users are having their lives wrecked by the courts than by the drugs themselves . |
| 11 | Modern scholars , conscious of the large issues involved in this struggle , have generally found this intrusion of the local and material interests of the church of Canterbury at a critical moment incomprehensible , and having their eyes fixed on the historically more important matters of investiture and homage , they have supposed that Anselm 's eyes must also have been similarly directed . |
| 12 | After having their noses rubbed in the mud in autumn 1991 , they are now looking at higher priced overseas outlets . |
| 13 | He reminded me of this as we sat on the beach watching Ted and Carwyn having their hopes dashed on the Pipeline reef . |
| 14 | In an adjoining field a sower , a basket cradled in his hands , scattered the life-bearing seeds , whilst behind him two young boys danced and cavorted , swinging their slings to drive off the marauding crows and ravens . |
| 15 | Non-nuclear states in the south Pacific , such as Kiribati and its neighbours , are already making their voices heard on the subject of low-level waste dumping , and are beginning to see how the trends are going . |
| 16 | Members of WACC 's Latin American/Caribbean Regional Association ( WACC-LA/C ) are increasing their efforts to press for the legalisation and development of community radios throughout the region . |
| 17 | Welcome back : Thousands of teenagers will be packing their rucksacks to travel around the world this summer , and get away from the stress of exams . |