Example sentences of "[pron] their [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They offered their time , effort and resources to me willingly , and were ever anxious to set before me their personal views of this highly experimental area . |
| 2 | WITH ALL THIS BRAVADO it 's rather ironic that none of the performers would tell me their real names . |
| 3 | ‘ We 'll discuss tackling that lot later , once the platoon commanders have given me their expected manpower availability for the next week … . ’ |
| 4 | Mr Brian Ducker , NCC 's Regional Officer and Dr Gareth Howells , Deputy Regional Officer , North Wales have given me their full support and encouragement in spite of the increased workload my absence has caused . |
| 5 | I had to check with John what had been sent and it turned out Rollersnakes — or one particular roller skating employee of said carpet shop/skateboard emporium — had kept most of my stuff for themselves and given me their old stock off the shelf . |
| 6 | At the same time I wrote to Ann Kite Education Services and they sent me their basic Video Course . |
| 7 | The moral of this tale is that ‘ the absence of ‘ real ’ qualities in Miss Churm and Oronte is precisely what gives them their essential value , so necessary to the work of art' . |
| 8 | Sleep spindles are bursts of fast ( 13–15Hz ) EEG activity lasting perhaps two seconds which increase in amplitude to about 50 microvolts and then decline , giving them their spindle-shaped envelope . |
| 9 | Good , tight bowling enabled England to do this comfortably , giving them their second trophy in ten days . |
| 10 | The male sex hormone testosterone er makes males bigger , er they 've bigger bones , more muscle and so on , this gives them their sporting prowess and this is why of course er you 've had all these better as a result . |
| 11 | To an American observer , preachers were ‘ the very mouthpieces of their congregations , expressing for them their better selves , the very voice of their inmost hearts so that the whole congregation found itself raised above its ordinary self ’ . |
| 12 | ‘ We are certain stranded motorists will not begrudge them their extra payment , ’ said a spokesman . |
| 13 | Consider Richard Hooker 's declaration : ‘ God hath his influence into the very essence of all things , without which influence of Deity supporting them their utter annihilation could not choose but follow ’ ( Laws , ii . |
| 14 | The girl singer was in good voice by the pool , singing some sentimental Spanish favourites , with that wistful lilt that gave them their distinctive charm . |
| 15 | In these fish farms , maritime prisons , trout and salmon are doomed to swim around like goldfish in a bowl , denying them their inborn instinct to travel freely . |
| 16 | Tackle large-flowered and cluster-flowered roses ( hybrid teas and floribundas , to give them their former names ) . |
| 17 | In particular the fact that so many officials had bought their offices and thus made them their personal property ( see p. 126 ) made it very hard to dismiss them , since the government could seldom afford to refund the purchase price . |
| 18 | Consequently contradictory demands are placed on schools and colleges ; for example , girls are allowed to study physical science in school , but are also channelled into subjects such as home economics which instil in them their future role as wives and mothers . |
| 19 | If the Conservatives ' list vote were no more than 50% , the system would still work smoothly : they would have in addition to their 53 constituency seats just one list seat , giving them their due total of 54 . |
| 20 | Within each schedule you need to identify the priorities and to make certain that you give them their due weight and tackle them first . |
| 21 | Many nomads have settled in villages , bringing with them their ancestral compositions and weaving techniques , and few villages have escaped the broader cultural and rug-making influences spreading outwards from the towns . |
| 22 | It was not a very good French side , but they showed many of the basic national virtues and that was what gave them their narrow victory . |
| 23 | Currie 's 19-6 win over Watsonians at Malleny Park gave them their highest finish in three seasons in Division I , but they did not have to be very good to beat a very poor visiting XV . |
| 24 | I did n't envy them their individual futures , which seemed dull or trivial to me , but I did envy the fact they had futures at all , whereas I had none , or , at least , not one to which I could look forward with any confidence . |
| 25 | When it is pointed out that a number of Labour programmes have been markedly radical , as in 1945 and 1983 , then it is claimed that the leaders have failed to be behind them and give them their solid backing and support . |
| 26 | At eighteen thousand pounds it cost them their combined life savings . |
| 27 | Brighton , now £4m in debt and losing £1,000 a day , will reap almost £100,000 from the two games — and few will deny them their rich pickings . |
| 28 | Parry , having got Llanelli off the mark , gifted them their final try five minutes later as Pontypool attacked near the opposition 's 10-metre line . |
| 29 | BURSCOUGH will put behind them their best victory of the season as they travel to Blackpool Rovers tonight for a Bass North West Counties League clash . |
| 30 | That gave them their one-way bet . |