Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] their [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Because of this excellence of technique their winning chances increase . |
2 | Of course their non-pernicious parasitism is far too mild mannered for such a task , but could virulent strains be developed through selective breeding ? |
3 | And so they came to a negotiated settlement by which the Soviets agreed to withdraw the missiles and the United States promised that they would not interfere with Castro again , although from that day to this they have maintained of course their economic embargo . |
4 | And so they came to a negotiated settlement by which the Soviets agreed to withdraw the missiles and the United States promised that they would not interfere with Castro again , although from that day to this they have maintained of course their economic embargo . |
5 | But provenance , as yet , has n't been demanded for ephemera , except of course their immediate origins , the publisher , the manufacturer . |
6 | Metaphor is the dominant structuring mechanism of the novels , stylized transcription of consciousness their fictional mode . |
7 | After all , they were going to live in a village they had never even seen , and during the next hour or so they would discover what manner of place their new home was . |
8 | If , for any reason , these other institutions find themselves short of liquidity their first resort will be to the discount market for repayment . |
9 | Being a consultant in communicable disease control , I know that many trainees turn away from this vocation when they realise that making control of infection their special interest would diminish their chances of becoming a director . |
10 | Dominant social attitudes towards retirement place the personal needs of older people in a subservient position to the perceived social and economic interests of the wider society , and it is this that causes many older people problems , bringing into question their personal value and worth , and placing them under considerable social stress . |
11 | They had been Promotionaries , on their respective sides of the Wars ( which were not , of course , between Good and Evil at all , as non-combatants of every species always assumed , but between Banality and Interest ) , with great things expected of them once their training and indoctrination was completed ; but they had each done something silly , something which called into question their very suitability for exalted rank , and now they were here , in the castle , with a problem to solve and games to play , being given one last chance ; a long shot , an unlikely appeal procedure . |
12 | The feminists had marched in thousands when David Laing MP , in his maiden speech , urged married women to give up their jobs because ‘ there is so much to do at home ’ ; they sabotaged a cricket pitch ( cricket being ‘ male idleness elevated into a religion ’ ) etching into the grass with acid their crudest symbol : a round-cornered diamond to represent a vulva , with a large clitoris and no opening . |
13 | Ultimately , the judge found in favour of the plaintiffs , who had argued that the educational authorities were illegally discriminating against their children by failing to take into account their distinctive language and culture . |
14 | A useful guide to the first two is to see what effect a symptom has on the patient 's ability to function as a whole , creative , happy , loving human being , taking into account their normal state of course ! |
15 | At Level Two students will plan and organise elements of residential experience , taking into account their personal abilities , preferences and goals when selecting tasks . |
16 | At Level Two students will plan and organise enterprise activity , taking into account their personal abilities , preferences and the goals which they have set for themselves . |
17 | Regarding the commercial banks , it suggested reducing debt through the exchange of principal for long-term bonds , payable over 35 years or more , taking into account their reduced value on the secondary market ( 27 cents to the dollar at the end of 1989 ) . |
18 | However , in a judgement with frightening implications , the magistrate rejected pleas to consider the materials in context or to take into account their intended purpose as artistic source material . |
19 | ( 2 ) That , although there was power under rule 22 of the Rules of 1991 to order the local authority to pay costs , orders for costs in cases involving children were unusual ; that the justices ' findings and reasons , even taking into account their extended reasons , were insufficient to sustain their order for costs ; that the local authority 's exercise of its statutory role in the changing circumstances affecting the children could not be criticised ; and that , accordingly , the award of costs should be set aside ( post , pp. 527H , 528H , 530D–E , 531B–D ) . |
20 | Evaluate the Sales Director 's proposals taking into account their expected impact on profits and on the break even point . |
21 | Meanwhile , Desmond Hunter subjects to detailed examination the gracing symbols found in the principal source of Byrd 's earlier keyboard music , My Ladye Nevells Booke , completed in 1591 ; he takes into account their physical placement on the stave , and the associated harmony and written-in fingerings . |
22 | If we are required to make a decision which has consequences for other people , and if we wish to treat them properly , then it is vital that we take into account their own views on the matter . |
23 | With regard to the audience for children 's project work , it is becoming widely agreed that it is important for children to learn to take into account their potential audience when they are producing written work . |
24 | Taking into account their respective lifetimes ( 1–2 weeks and 1 day ) , however , the two oxidants are seen to be approximately equal in importance as repositories of highly reactive oxygen . |
25 | Compared with all the women with the gall bladder present and an intact uterus , that is the same control group as used for the women with hysterectomy , women who had had cholecystectomy were no different with respect to all four indices of bowel function ; for example their estimated transit time was 64 ( SD 27 ) hours v 63 ( SD 23 ) hours . |
26 | Not only do Greece , Portugal and Spain rely on northern employment for their ‘ surplus ’ manpower , they also gain considerably from remittance money in balancing at least in part their serious trade deficits . |
27 | Business and employers organizations are well represented in parliament their secret funding of the Tory Party buys them influence and Tory Party policies , and nothing is said . |
28 | In addition their mottled leaves significantly extend the season of interest , so be quite sure to allow enough space for them to reach their full potential glory . |
29 | In addition their cheapest rooms cost £30.00 per night , so you can see why we stayed there only two nights . |
30 | Detailed consideration of these Acts is beyond the scope of this book , but reference is made throughout where the draftsman of a partnership agreement should bear in mind their possible impact — most obviously in connection with maternity leave ( Clause 15.02 – 15.04 ) and part-time employment . |