Example sentences of "[noun pl] as they made their " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Three of the dead , including two policemen , were shot overnight and the other six were gunned down by masked snipers as they made their way in a crowd of thousands of peace protesters into the city centre . |