Example sentences of "their [noun sg] at the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | WALES , the Soviet Union and West Germany are three new nations making their debut at the 15th Hong Kong Sevens , to be staged from 31 March to 1 April next year . |
| 2 | Julia , who called off their wedding at the last minute a year ago , was recently in Ireland with new lover Jason Patric . |
| 3 | EXPLORER Sir Ranulph Fiennes and companion Dr Michael Stroud were almost halfway to the South Pole yesterday in their attempt at the first unaided crossing of Antarctica . |
| 4 | Six Welsh officials and 10 players made the trip , many changing their mind at the last minute . |
| 5 | They did n't appear to mind me playing a double game , allying with each in turn , then becoming their opponent at the next round . |
| 6 | So the pro-am gathering ends with a collection of 18-handicap amateurs discussing the only subject that interests them — their birdie at the 9th . |
| 7 | For very form 's sake , and because , after all , Stair was his brother , he had stayed with the party through one act of a musical comedy at the Gaiety Theatre where they had made so much noise that their departure at the first interval must have pleased the audience which they had left behind , had gone to Quaggers — Quaglino 's — to dine — which meant drink — in a private room , and were now on their way to crown their evening 's pleasure by ‘ Pushing the boat out for Havvie ’ , Stair 's witticism . |