Example sentences of "their [noun pl] [prep] [art] [noun] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the King s head was struck from his body there was a great groan from the crowd , who were dispersed by the cavalry ; some came back to dip their handkerchiefs in the King 's blood . |
| 2 | All three are the voices of the Tory grandees mourning the demise of their values under the shopkeeper 's daughter . |
| 3 | Adults , however , have greater difficulty in accommodating their views to the miracles ' of modern technology . |
| 4 | The Commissioners still believed that the Act applied and referred the statutory declaration , a certificate and counter-statement setting out their views on the taxpayer 's statutory declaration , to a tribunal which would decide whether there was a prima facie case for proceeding . |
| 5 | ( c.17 ) They should always be available to needy and oppressed persons " from whatever part of the realm " and of whatever rank , to bring their cases to the king 's ear . |
| 6 | The recently formed AD ( ANCIENT DYKES ) group hold their meetings in The Women 's Centre , Broughton Street , Edinburgh . |
| 7 | Five of the ladies have already given a public display , at a keep fit rally in Drayton , and Wendy anticipates that they 'll put their skills behind the association 's new fund-raising campaign to buy a Sunshine Coach for use in Hampshire . |
| 8 | Knowing an author 's homosexuality makes that decoding far easier ( if at the same time rather less triumphant there 's an undeniable pleasure in finding out that a favourite writer , actor or director you have admired for years turns out to be gay , as you always privately hoped and ‘ knew ’ ) but it returns us once again to the problem of biography , the danger of regressing to a simplistic reading of texts which simply locates their meanings in the author 's life story . |
| 9 | As well as asking readers for their opinions on the newspaper 's existing style and content , the survey also sought views on how it could be improved . |
| 10 | In the past there has been considerable dispute between teachers and their employers over the teachers ' role in the collecting of dinner money and the supervision of children during the mid-day break . |
| 11 | It is hard to believe that it intended to withhold that protection in all cases where a jury might think that the place in question was not necessary or desirable or where the authorities could not by evidence justify their policies to a jury 's satisfaction . |
| 12 | Kevin Timms , 38 , and Graham Cooke , 35 , who each earned £27,500-a-year , took overseas holidays and refurbished their homes on the company 's expense , it was claimed . |
| 13 | When they tried to stop him from taking into the colony a youth from the Political Special Section of the Army First Reserves , he appealed over their heads to the Workers ' and Peasants ' Inspectorate ( Rabkrin ) , which came down on his side . |
| 14 | Now canals slap on either side , brimming with garbage and dead wood , an old man sleeps in an oilcan next to a garishly decorated lorry , men in vests and wide trousers , grouped playing cards by the light of oil lamps , raise their heads as the car 's headlights sweep into their precarious privacy , and stare at her . |
| 15 | Although there had been no evidence on their computers of the shapechangers ' craft being on the planet , it had been monitored heading towards this unwelcoming world . |
| 16 | Blessed are those that listen intently , yes even with their eyes on the president 's face , for they can be conned into volunteering . |
| 17 | Normally they held their offices during the King 's pleasure and could therefore be replaced when they were no longer fit for duty . |
| 18 | Table 2.2 highlights how oil exporters with cash surpluses have invested their funds in the world 's main money and capital markets . |
| 19 | Top managers try to win their loyalty , and co-opt their organizations to the firm 's ideals … ideologically . |
| 20 | Referring their readers to the HMI 's survey of teachers in their first year in the profession , they repeat the survey 's ‘ finding ’ that ‘ the personal qualities of the teachers were in many cases the decisive factor in their effectiveness ’ . |
| 21 | ln addition we used voters ' degree of preference for their first-choice party ( over their second choice ) as yet another potential influence upon their ratings of the media 's usefulness . |
| 22 | Near to this was a small pool designated by our guide as Lod an Suidhe [ Pool of the Sitting ] where the guga hunters sit on surrounding rocks to wash their feet after the day 's toil . |
| 23 | Having been groped by the Croatian National Guard , the friends parted company , the press to their pens on the platform 's left hand , Joshua to sit among the delegates of his local Party . |
| 24 | The previous incumbents , Ion Kostash and Anatol Plugaru , among the fiercest advocates for continuing the anti-separatist conflict , had retained their posts after the government 's resignation in June [ see p. 38976 ] . |
| 25 | I think if debate had been continued then many backbench Tory MPs would have expressed their reservations and their concerns about the Government 's proposals . |
| 26 | Armed with their texts of the Lion 's own travel guide to the town , Our English Watering Place , The Lionisers were arrayed in their seaside appeared , no less excited at the beginning of their week 's holiday than had been Auguste 's pupils . |
| 27 | Three young actresses : Sally Longlands , Claire Newman and Elaine Wyatt , who delighted audiences with their antics in the society 's production of Daisy Pulls it Off , all take important roles in this production which is being directed by Andrew Day . |
| 28 | LANCASHIRE were facing an uphill battle as underdogs Leicestershire set their sights on a Lord 's return after putting in an excellent morning 's work at Grace Road . |
| 29 | The home side set their sights on a Lord 's return after putting in an excellent morning 's work . |
| 30 | The two health authorities covering these areas have launched their versions of the Patient 's Charter . |