Example sentences of "their [noun sg] [verb] at the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The smith and his sister , equally brawny , set their apprentice sweating at the bellows of the forge , to repair weapons , ship 's fittings , armour .
2 Last Sunday , Neil Harding , 27 , and Arnold Murt , 42 , perished when their boat capsized at the mouth of the treacherous Camel estuary .
3 Unlike the Prince , she had had no love affairs when their friendship began at the beginning of that year .
4 I was able to talk to the farmers about the difficulties that their industry faces at the moment , the need for reform of that industry and the importance that farming will undoubtedly have in the future of our country .
5 And the club committee was given the go-ahead to seek legal advice in their bid to remain at the ground for at least six months under a protected tenancy .
6 The petitioning creditor must prepare for the hearing a list of all those creditors who have given notice of their intention to appear at the hearing and hand it in at the hearing(r6.24) .
7 In the Marstons Welsh Counties Bowling League , Deganwy were sent crashing to their first defeat of the season , 7–3 fall at Esclusham , to have their lead cut at the top to 10 points .
8 and they keep their reading books from the li their library going at the pace they want to go at
9 ‘ The parties will all reassert their commitment to sit at the peace table , but most will display a diminished taste for direct negotiations , ’ said Harvey Sicherman of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy .
10 Unfortunately , the lifts are specified and their operation determined at the time of construction .
11 Next in the expanding network is Lenin Strasse with assorted communist theoreticians and luminaries awarded a street closer to or further from the centre , depending on how high their star stood at the time .
12 And it says a lot for our low expectations that most people automatically go for the salt as soon as their plate arrives at the table .
13 Two of the green-coated horsemen unholstered their carbines and took aim at Sharpe , but their officer shouted at the troopers to hold their fire .
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