Example sentences of "their [noun pl] [verb] [prep] the [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unless both parties successfully anticipate inflation by fixing the terms of loans in such a way as to compensate for inflation , the lenders find that the real value of their loans declines , and the borrowers find that the real value of their debts declines to the same extent . |
| 2 | Local authorities must have their accounts vetted in the same way , but district auditors — appointed by central government — have additional functions . |
| 3 | And millions of customers with other banks who have their accounts processed through the same system could also be hit . |
| 4 | And all officers and ministers whatsoever shall serve their Majestyes and their successors according to the same in all times to come … |
| 5 | The spins of the two protons are measured along axes which for each proton on each occasion are selected at random from the possible choices unc Sometimes both protons have their spins measured in the same directions ( both o , say ) , sometimes they are in different directions ( one A one y , say ) . |
| 6 | The result is often cannibalism , especially in chickens and turkeys , which are debeaked and often have their toes cut by the same hot-knife machine as a preventative . |
| 7 | ( This would be roughly analogous to claiming that the two different posts in an organization are really the same because their occupants report to the same superior . ) |