Example sentences of "[pron] [prep] [v-ing] their [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When someone or something stops them from getting their own way , their frustration can build up to explosion point . |
| 2 | Thus the common aim of both legal mechanisms is to force managers to maximize profits for their company and prevent them from maximizing their own utility . |
| 3 | Bona fide NVOCC 's would have no objections to this practice , but bad faith NVOCC 's would oppose it because it would prevent them from issuing their own bills on a ‘ freight prepaid ’ basis after they had obtained ‘ freight collect ’ terms from the actual carriers . |
| 4 | Alongside the rivalry which characterized foreign relations in the Middle East , most governments desired peace if they could achieve it without weakening their own position . |
| 5 | At some time or other the twin siren songs of forward and backward integration have led most large companies to do everything for themselves from manufacturing their own plant and spares , sometimes even as far as owning their own retail outlets . |
| 6 | But they were unable to commit themselves to cutting their own industries ' emission of gases that threaten the world 's climatic balance . |