Example sentences of "their [noun pl] [verb] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Publishers interested in having their titles included in the catalogue should contact Planning and Environmental Books , , ( ) . |
| 2 | Other party leaders , such as the former Communist Herbert Wehner , agreed change was needed , and in November 1959 their views triumphed in the Bad Godesberg programme , drawn up at a special party meeting . |
| 3 | More than anything , though , the May 1990 elections provided voters with an opportunity to make their views known in the relative calm of the ballot box , and it was an opportunity they took in unprecedented numbers . |
| 4 | Tuna are sometimes landed when they try to swim through holes in fishing nets and get their teeth caught in the mesh ; once trapped in this way , they can be dragged on to the beach with the net . |
| 5 | The effect of this , quite naturally , is for even the most conscientious of organisations not to bring out modifications or amendments and to keep their fingers crossed in the hope that their suspicions of a failure or shortcoming will prove to be unsubstantiated . |
| 6 | Fear of unemployment is probably doing more than anything to hold back consumers from increasing their spending , and that is compounded by their desire to pay down debt after getting their fingers burned in the late 1980s and the beginning of the 1990s . |
| 7 | Behind him were a crowd of men and horses ; Hearthwares in full armour , their breaths steaming in the coolness of the morning , Myrcans standing impassively , indifferent to the cold but nodding to Isay as he approached , and a pair of pack mules trying to bite each other 's manes . |
| 8 | Meanwhile , plenty of new flats are being built and coming on to the market : developers have rushed to get their projects completed in the hope of selling before demand dried up . |
| 9 | All the company 's research , development and manufacturing takes place in Abingdon , but less than 10 per cent of their products stay in the U K. |
| 10 | As the nights grew darker and colder , dinner parties grew scarcer and most nights Alexandra spent by her own fire , doing her meticulous accounts , writing faithfully to her father or answering George Langley 's breezy and frequent letters from Cambridge , Rose and Grace Langley were in London until Christmas , their hunters idle in the stable and Alexandra 's life was both peaceful and satisfying in their absence . |
| 11 | Firstly , ‘ participating policyholders ’ who have all or part of their policies invested in the with-profits ( the ‘ participating ’ ) fund . |
| 12 | In this study , sulphate reducing bacteria must have been absent , or their activities limited in the non-methanogenic samples tested , because it is highly unlikely that methanogenic bacteria will displace sulphate reducing bacteria for this mutual growth substrate given an adequate supply of electron acceptor ( sulphate ) . |
| 13 | Their attempts to rule in the king 's name were a failure and by the end of September , if not earlier , Edward had reasserted his freedom of action . |
| 14 | Their attempts to rule in the king 's name were a failure and by the end of September , if not earlier , Edward had reasserted his freedom of action . |
| 15 | New notes and coins are withdrawn by banks from their accounts held in the Banking Department of the Bank of England . |
| 16 | Local authorities must have their accounts vetted in the same way , but district auditors — appointed by central government — have additional functions . |
| 17 | Advertisers said they were delighted to see many of their proposals reflected in the Government 's approach . |
| 18 | Ask Americans today who are only now coming to terms with the gross exploitation of native Indians and natural resources , which their forefathers accomplished in the name of ‘ progress ’ . |
| 19 | Helen 's flat looked charming , furnished as it was with choice pieces of antique furniture , their surfaces glowing in the soft light . |
| 20 | Knowing that half of Scotland had left their cars sitting in the middle of roads to make sure that they could get to the gig is not so much my horror story as the police 's , she chuckled . |
| 21 | For all their adult lives they are solitary polyps , glued to the rock , their tentacles waving in the water ready to trap prey that may touch them . |
| 22 | We can not assume that these interpretations will be made in the same way in all cultures and in all languages , so understanding how interpretation proceeds in the culture of the language we are teaching is crucial if we are to help foreign learners to make their words function in the way that they intend . |
| 23 | We can not assume that these interpretations will be made in the same way in all cultures and in all languages , so understanding how interpretation proceeds in the culture of the language we are teaching is crucial if we are to help foreign learners to make their words function in the way that they intend . |
| 24 | Their words hung in the air between them . |
| 25 | Dance of Ponta do Sol : The dancers move in a circle , taking short steps with their heads bowed in the manner of chained slaves . |
| 26 | Their screams stuck in the wall |
| 27 | Along the broken kerb of the road stood a line of taxis , their drivers dozing in the back seats with their legs dangling out of the open doors . |
| 28 | She thought of all their eyes glittering in the candleshine . |
| 29 | None of them spoke , but Riven could feel their eyes taking in the strength of the group — Ratagan 's size , Bicker 's wiry frame , Corrary 's longsword and Isay 's staff . |
| 30 | The two men stared out , their eyes searching in the dark for the brightly lit fortress on the other side . |