Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] their [noun pl] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I visited their positions this morning as a passenger in a jeep . |
| 2 | Peter Carrington was a major loss , and although I admired the loyalty of Humphrey Atkins and Richard Luce I thought their resignations unnecessary . |
| 3 | Reports such as the Newsom Report ( 1963 ) were concerned to find ways to encourage young people to aspire to better jobs and television programmes tried to encourage them to set their sights higher . |
| 4 | Thirdly , although some data is collected in relation to gender , it would be helpful to see some interpretation of statements like these : Although ‘ women were more likely to be living alone than men , there were a number of very elderly men living on their own and some of them caused their carers great concern ’ . |
| 5 | O'Rourke looked at Bartlemas and both of them opened their eyes wide and put their hands over their mouths in mock horror . |
| 6 | Maybe you find their lips attractive or you are anxious to see what their teeth are like but , never mind , you did it . |
| 7 | ‘ Funny , though , when you see their faces close to ’ , said the lady nome , putting her head on one side . |
| 8 | The clergy will view a positive outcome as a signal of good will , encouraging them to keep their buildings open . |
| 9 | But then a lot of them fancied their chances that year — Peter Oosterhuis , Nick Faldo , and so on , and Bobby Clampett led for a while and it looked as though they might not be able to catch him . |
| 10 | ( They also do this when they bring their owners dead birds from the garden , an action normally done only as part of the food-training routine when mother cats show their kittens the kind of prey they must later attack . ) |
| 11 | It has been tested on over 1000 people with anxiety problems , and will be further assessed in a mass trial on Warwick University students when they sit their exams next summer . |
| 12 | They change their minds all of a sudden . |
| 13 | They may not be in the same class as the Springboks , but Namibia and Romania will be as heartily cheered by the tournament 's crowd when they make their appearances next year . |
| 14 | Once they found their bearings some of them even discovered a few side-benefits to internment : |
| 15 | ‘ Otherwise , ’ they told their superiors last weekend , ‘ the people will be misled into thinking the bishops have withdrawn the letter . |
| 16 | They came their mouths deformed against stone |
| 17 | Deciduous trees appear less affected than conifers , partly because they offer a smaller area of foliage , and partly because they shed their leaves each autumn and hence are not exposed to air pollution for such a long time as conifers . |
| 18 | Choreographers are creating much more complicated and longer enchaînements , particularly for their pas de deux , and they give their dancers greater freedom to break the strictly conventional rules of class-room technique . |
| 19 | Companies will be punished unless they give their employees financial incentives to commute by bus , car-pool , or by rapid-transit rail lines not yet built . |
| 20 | They turned their captives loose and , with their bottles full once again , the patrol set off , marching for a further two days . |
| 21 | Part of his technique for staying in power has been to ensure that all the people closest to him get their hands bloody by sharing in the hangman 's work ; he calls it ‘ democratic execution ’ |
| 22 | Floaters , though , they fling their portals wide and usher you into the hall , crying ‘ Ah-ha — just the man I wanted to see ! ’ |
| 23 | A person felt safer if they kept their possessions close by them . |
| 24 | Only if they did not show their faces , only if they kept their heads low and lived in obscure corners , could they hope to pass at least in physical safety through life . |
| 25 | They kept their eyes open , to see into one another 's hearts . |
| 26 | I thanked them for praying for me and seeing me now , hoped they thought their efforts worthwhile . |
| 27 | Both officers and men of the Austro-Hungarian Army had , too , a handicap of their own making : complacency , for they thought their positions impregnable . |
| 28 | The second half opened with Hemel threatening a stunning transformation as they outscored their opponents 9-2 to go one point ahead on the night and seven down overall . |
| 29 | After the banquet an Italian performed a subtle and cunning rope trick , then a troupe of girls danced a vigorous whirling jig which left the faces of the spectators , as well as theirs , red with excitement as they kicked their legs high and let their skirts go up , revealing to all and sundry what lay beneath . |
| 30 | This implies two , three or four kites being flown in formation — a daunting challenge for anyone , especially those who feel they have their hands full when trying to control a solo kite ! |