Example sentences of "their [noun pl] [vb mod] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This competition made conflicts more likely and meant that in any conflict rival groups of Indians would be involved ; those who traded with the French would support them , and their enemies would support the British , so that Indian skirmishing inland played a larger part in the fighting of the 1740s than in previous wars . |
| 2 | They are speaking up for themselves and expecting , rightly , that they will be listened to by staff and that their opinions will have the same validity as those of the next person . |
| 3 | Just as Wunis Abdulhadi was able to opt out among friends , but knew that in a conflict he could not walk down the street without danger of attack from Zuwaya , so ‘ the obligation to fight ’ arose from people 's perception that their opponents would assume the worst possible case — — that everyone who had a theoretical obligation to fight would do so . |
| 4 | For Asian women , separation from their families can cause the same torment . |
| 5 | One thought they might ponder is to consult the supporters through programmes and fanzines about whether their teams should affect the latest Viscosuisse fabrics cut along more ample lines ( thus disguising the ample Paul Gascoigne ? ) . |
| 6 | Their delegates may look the same as in the beard and sandal days of the Liberals , but in reality the party is now well organised and riding high in the polls but their true identity remains a mystery . |
| 7 | In time their names would identify the biggest British trading concern in the Far East . |
| 8 | Although they are keywords , the names of pseudo variables such as PI , LOMEM , HIMEM , PAGE , TIME , etc , act as variables in that their names can form the first part of the name of another variable . |
| 9 | He was kissing her hungrily , then he lifted her off her feet and carried her to the water 's edge , resting her on the sand so that their bodies could feel the gentle ebb and fall of the sea against them . |
| 10 | Their holders would adopt the same position of relative irrelevance that they hold in the republican democracies of Europe . |
| 11 | This can best be seen in the demand made by princes who had subscribed to the treaty that those who lived in their lands should do the same . |
| 12 | The members of the second party lined the edge of the highway facing the woods , forming a trap into which their colleagues would drive the fleeing sect heavies . |
| 13 | Those hoping to cash in on the warrants issued with their shares may find the free gift is now an expensive invitation to buy . |