Example sentences of "they were [verb] [verb] their [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a world of perfect competition it would not be possible for managers to deviate from the profit-maximization norm for any length of time even if they were tempted to pursue their own rather than the shareholders ' interests . |
| 2 | Also buried deep in the text of the announcement was the fact that they were intending to develop their own page description language . |
| 3 | The men were tormented by fleas and suffered agonies of thirst ; by the end they were forced to drink their own urine . |
| 4 | During the millennia of genetic divergence , while warp storms cut their worlds off from the rest of the galaxy , they were forced to manufacture their own food and air . |
| 5 | As a troupe they were paid to perform their own ‘ spech ’ ( speciality number ) . |
| 6 | Instead , because of a booking blunder , they were left to carry their own bags to the Paradise Court room — which had just two single beds and a table — in the middle of the night . |
| 7 | Er Nottingham had about three attempts to pinch , and er the last one they were told to put their own house in order , first , because conditions were so much better than in the city . |
| 8 | When Goanese Christians complained of this discrimination they were told to start their own order , which they did very successfully . |