Example sentences of "[vb past] their [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Simpson angrily jerked their manacled hands down again . |
| 2 | People smothered their unwashed bodies and clothes with perfume and carried little bouquets of aromatic herbs ( tussie mussies ) with them to prevent infectious illness and to mask the stench of the filthy streets . |
| 3 | He predicted that if technological developments maintained their current momentum , it would soon become possible to use sunlight to derive hydrogen fuel from water . |
| 4 | The Democrats maintained their southern support , winning 26 out of 45 seats in the south , and Chart Thai performed strongly in the central regions , winning 42 out of 83 central seats . |
| 5 | During this time , Henry Spalding drove a wedge into the Nez Perce tribe , dividing them into Christians , who followed his preaching , and the ‘ heathen ’ faction , who maintained their traditional beliefs . |
| 6 | The top two , St Johnstone and Partick Thistle , maintained their unbeaten records although Saints dropped their first home point this season to Morton at McDiarmid Park . |
| 7 | YUGOSLAVIA , already qualified for the World Cup finals , maintained their unbeaten run in Group Five by beating Norway 1-0 last night , despite having only 10 men from the 13th minute . |
| 8 | Clearview Brentwood maintained their unbeaten run in Area 4 , but only after club No. 3 Ian Blakeman bailed the side out of trouble in the second singles contest . |
| 9 | ITALY 'S AC Milan maintained their impressive form with a 2-1 European Cup victory over PSV Eindhoven in Holland . |
| 10 | Scotland maintained their unbroken record of success against Italy in men 's amateur golf when they completed a 12–6 victory at Gullane yesterday . |
| 11 | After the break Oxford maintained their forward impetus , scoring a push-over try , and thereafter the sides alternated tries , culminating in the best of the afternoon when Smith , Hein and Curtis combined in a 60-metre break down the right which produced a diving touchdown for Curtis . |
| 12 | Thus they maintained their nefarious existence with impunity . |
| 13 | It was their third Gold Cup victory , their second in five days and maintained their outstanding record against the Scots , who have still won only once in 21 visits . |
| 14 | Beef and store cattle and fat cows maintained their recent prices , with dairy stock selling in a brighter trade . |
| 15 | ( 1980 ) found that children who maintained their improved weight one to three years after treatment had higher levels of exercise than peers who failed to do so . |
| 16 | The Agency committee was not hostile to Buxton , except for some occasional attenders , and Cooper and the working core ‘ maintained their faithful allegiance to the leaders to the last ’ . |
| 17 | He smiled , watching the smooth , impenetrable diplomatic faces that maintained their benign reasonableness even for him . |
| 18 | The river was still a main means of transport and many dignitaries maintained their own form of floating vehicle such as a large barge rowed by members of the experienced watermen . |
| 19 | The constituent groups of the PLO , Fatah , PFLP , DFLP and the Communist Party , all had their cadres in the territories which maintained their outward anonymity to avoid arrest . |
| 20 | In response to the injunction , residents of Barnahely maintained their 24-hour watch on the site and members of the picket refused to accept copies of the injunction issued against them . |
| 21 | BORUSSIA Dortmund maintained their slim title hopes with a 2–1 away win against Nuremberg today . |
| 22 | For obvious reasons , many of the Dutch settlers in Cape Town found it expedient under English rule to become anglicized , although those who had moved inland maintained their national identity . |
| 23 | ‘ … through many boughs with cluttering noise/ till free from such restraints above their head/ they smacked their clapping wings . ’ |
| 24 | In 1958 , some 62 per cent of mothers smacked their year-old babies . |
| 25 | John was Laura 's husband , Margaret and Rose their two-year-old twins . |
| 26 | The Liberals increased their overall share to 24 seats , while the National Party retained their six seats and the ALP was reduced to 14 . |
| 27 | Nominally they retained their autonomous status , but their provincial assemblies effectively became mere rubber-stamp bodies , and the powers of their provincial governments and judiciary were drastically curtailed . |
| 28 | Included within the 25-member body were six new members , whilst 15 Ministers retained their former portfolios . |
| 29 | But such places retained their ancient functions and the market area kept its traditional character intact . |
| 30 | Only Chapmangate and St Helen 's Gate retained their ancient forms . |