Example sentences of "and [adv] [vb past] [prep] their [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Amendments to the bill will be tabled — at the last attempt it collected more than 300 , and effectively sank under their weight . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Watching these high speed ants on the Bombay verandah , I was impressed by the fact that ants travelling in different directions upon their highway stopped dead upon meeting , touched each other and then continued upon their way . |
| 4 | They ate the sandwiches they 'd made before they 'd left the house , and then lay in their shelter and read two paper-backed books they 'd brought with them . |
| 5 | Friendships made in this country were warmly reciprocated by the Silvers in their beautiful old house in Mt Vernon Street in Boston , where they lived an elegant and ‘ simple ’ life : they never owned a car , and never cooked in their kitchen ; all meals except breakfast were eaten in restaurants . |