Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] their [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Once and if they learnt of what was going on in their own backgardens , they may change their views . |
| 32 | I thought that I 'd let all you people who are n't fortunate enough to get the yorkshire evening post ( YEP ) know what 's going on in their weekly United Insight column . |
| 33 | ‘ Few human geographers seem willing to come out of their national shells and take the wider view which would enable them to understand what is going on within their own countries ’ ( Thrift , 1986 , 62 ) . |
| 34 | Incidentally , any players interested in other courses at The Guitar Institute , Basstech or Drumtech might fancy going along to their second Open Day on Saturday , 19th September at either 3.00pm or 5.00pm … |
| 35 | and they 're all going down with their little cards in their hands as they |
| 36 | CHAMPIONS and section one league leaders Waringstown are in danger of going down to their first defeat of the season . |
| 37 | ‘ They were not just going off on their own into the bush they were in tourist locations . |
| 38 | It had begun the day before , the suggestion of going off on their own , hiring a car . |
| 39 | Identical twins growing up with their own image constantly near them , sometimes very in tune with what the other is thinking and feeling , may have a problem in their search for a marriage partner on several counts . |
| 40 | they feel confident in using the term ‘ success ’ to describe the experiences of the majority of these families and children and there is little evidence that a group of similarly aged white children growing up with their natural parents would not include a number of children experiencing similar or greater difficulties'. ( pp. 132–3 ) |
| 41 | That would only have been necessary had the troops been requisitioning other people 's equipment , rather than turning out with their own ambulances . |
| 42 | People could then ‘ cash ’ their vouchers at any school of their choice , and they could top them up by paying out of their own pockets for a more expensive school . |
| 43 | This is an alternative to war which states could in theory accept without giving up their own moral values , going back on their own factual claims , losing their dignity in the community of nations , or giving up their political endeavours to persuade others to their point of view . |
| 44 | The Russians stuck firmly to the Moscow terminology of December 1945 , including the reference to trusteeship , the reason being that they wished to prevent the Americans from going back on their past support for trusteeship . |
| 45 | They 're going back to their big tomes here . |
| 46 | Going back to their old ground are John Gorman , Terry Fenwick and John Moncur . |
| 47 | Certain lizards take the spiky defence trend a major step further , with long , sharp spines growing out of their scaly skins . |
| 48 | ‘ To provide a model for citizens doing their own research , growing out of their own local people needs and concerns , rather than for professional consulting firms doing research based on the needs and interests of government agencies . ’ |
| 49 | They were finally pouring out on their own . |
| 50 | WITH millions already shaping up for their New Year diet , doctors have warned against some of Britain 's most popular weight-loss plans . |
| 51 | Later generations of women have been catching up with their male contemporaries as far as the acquisition of paper qualifications is concerned . |
| 52 | The Italians lost in the league on Sunday but they 're still confident of progressing to the quarter finals of the Cup winners ' cup by holding on to their one goal advantage . |
| 53 | From the internationally known names — such as press secretary Marlin Fitzwater — to anonymous civil servants , they will be packing their bags and moving on in their hundreds . |
| 54 | A few more officers were drifting in from their various weekends , and the chatter turned to the likelihood of their being called out on an ‘ Agile Blade ’ exercise in the next few days . |
| 55 | And the horsemen came riding down with their horned helmets and their lances and William was running , screaming , towards the village , but it was always too far away . |
| 56 | Buyers Barbara and Tom Mason are looking forward to moving in to their new Blyth home this summer . |
| 57 | She wondered who would buy this house , moving in with their everyday things , their everyday lives . |
| 58 | Greenshanks were flying over to their night-time roost in the park . |
| 59 | Even though they were camping illegally the travellers were allowed to stay all weekend , before moving off on their own . |
| 60 | • After several days on this schedule they will be going to bed and getting up at their chosen time , one that gives them enough sleep during the weekdays . |