Example sentences of "[noun] [subord] they made their " in BNC.
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| 1 | She glanced at Guido and saw that his eyes were fixed on Silvia , who was following behind Jeff as they made their way down the landing plank . |
| 2 | Middlesbrough 's battle-weary troops were cheered by thousands of fans as they made their way to a civic reception in an open-topped bus . |
| 3 | They were good , big bells , the bells of St Saviour 's , and when they rang that crisp Saturday morning in December , the echo of their music returned across the harbour to the people of Polruan as they made their way up the hill to see the two couples joined in matrimony . |
| 4 | It 's now thought a hundred and eighty people were detained by the Iraqis as they made their way to the pick up point for the last British convoy from Kuwait . |
| 5 | Britons Harry Taylor , Mal Duff , Mike Smith and American Bill Pelkey were carrying just half a tent and minimal oxygen when they made their final push . |
| 6 | I did n't even wait for the curtain call and the audience must have seen me charging through the lobby as they made their way out . |
| 7 | The uniformed officer did n't appreciate the joke and pushed Robinson out onto the landing where , already , a steady file of men were spilling from their cells , joining the long line on either side of the landing as they made their way to the toilets . |
| 8 | They had discussed the possible reasons for such a meeting as they made their way to the farm , and all feared the worst . |
| 9 | Occasionally the Lincoln crews had the advantage of working with British Austers who acted as Forward Air Control units , relaying information to the Lincolns as they made their way into their bomb runs . |
| 10 | He called in the Army who arrived on Thursday afternoon and dealt with the object — a spent two inch ‘ smokey ’ designed to screen troops as they made their advance . |
| 11 | Riven was already thinking of bright hearths and warm beds as they made their way along the summits , following Bicker in single file now , their mounts ' hoofs throwing up bobbles of snow that were swept away into the air as quickly as they were kicked up . |
| 12 | There was a fair wind spattering them with rain as they made their descent to the beach . |
| 13 | If an asylum claim that is not justified under the United Nations convention is to be the means of obtaining settlement in the United Kingdom , we need at the very least to explain , particularly to the minority communities legitimately settled here , why their friends and relatives who would like to come and join them are not allowed to do so because they told the truth when they made their applications , whereas others who are prepared to make an unfounded asylum claim can remain indefinitely . |
| 14 | COUNCILLORS in St Helens were jeered last night as they made their way through a crowd of angry protesters . |
| 15 | The police who had occupied the flat while they made their searches had left plenty of traces of their stay . |
| 16 | ‘ Why do you think she was killed ? ’ asked Merymose as they made their way from the Place of Healing to Kenamun 's office . |
| 17 | The manners of some people ! ’ commented Sybil as they made their way to their cars . |
| 18 | He flicked away another cigarette as they made their way towards him to continue the drive still higher into the hills . |
| 19 | The feeling that something special was about to happen spilled over into an exhibition of appreciation then unparalleled on an English racecourse : the crowd applauded the rivals as they made their way on to the track and burst into cheering as they reached it . |
| 20 | Miranda sniffed the heavy scent of the lilies ; in the flower room beyond the bar , she could hear Elinor and Buzz talking as they made their way slowly into the summer salon . |
| 21 | This was the first time that father and son had been separated and it is apparent that Leopold undertook much of the organisation for the visit , advising Mozart and his mother of places to stay , even giving the costs of meals as they made their way through the German states . |
| 22 | Peebles , who flew to Belfast yesterday for talks with Linfield officials , had a lone spell in the season just ending with Portadown as they made their unsuccessful bid to win the title . |
| 23 | The market was in full swing as they made their way slowly round the piazza , the Brigadier leaning on the horn to make a path through the jumble of cars and people milling about in the bright but fitful sunshine . |
| 24 | Ellie was ordered to keep her new lingerie on under her old black dress as they made their way back downstairs to the ready-made department . |
| 25 | Dot clutched tight to Gloria 's coat as they made their way through the dark rustling leaves of some tall shrubs . |
| 26 | A long white strip of cloth linked them all from hand a hand as they made their way down through the sleet and the open snowy fields . |
| 27 | ‘ I ca n't wait to get into those waves , ’ she shouted over her shoulder as they made their way carefully down . |
| 28 | He liked best the stormy winter evenings when , working late , he could see the lights of shipping prinking the horizon as they made their way down the coast to the Yarmouth lanes , and see the flashing lightships and the beam from Happisburgh Lighthouse , which for generations had warned mariners of the treacherous offshore sands . |
| 29 | Dennis , who was down to ride work with her on another twoyear-old smiled with open hostility as they made their way up to the gallops . |
| 30 | They seemed to have their own stools , Quiss had observed ; they carried them on their backs as they made their way from one range to another , and Quiss had seen quite violent fights and rows breaking out over the disputed ownership of one of the small three-legged platforms . |