Example sentences of "and their [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These mothers had built a cocoon around themselves and their handicapped child which , while keeping away the hurtful comments , wrapped them in with their pain . |
| 2 | The Reading punters and their resultant detritus . |
| 3 | Throughout their lives most women play less prestigious social roles than men , and their paid work is generally worse paid , less secure , and of lower status . |
| 4 | Moreover , they have a much weaker foothold in the formal labour market than men , not least because there is a conflict between their family responsibilities and their paid employment , whereas for men there is no conflict . |
| 5 | On the other hand , psychologists frequently have the task of mediating between the needs and interests of the different participants involved with the child and their key role in the decision-making process . |
| 6 | Compare him with Hawthorne , Henry James , E.A. Robinson and Edith Wharton : all these writers have their Waste Land , which is the aesthetic and emotional waste land of the Puritan character and their chief force lies in the intensity with which they communicate emotions of deprivation and chagrin . |
| 7 | They built homes throughout the Dale up to the borders of what is now Drinan , and their chief town was at Dun Merkadal . |
| 8 | The one-inch maps of the east Midland counties are splashed all over with these shreds of green , usually distinguishable from true , ancient woodland by their small size and their regular shape . |
| 9 | Based out of their menswear shop , The Depot , in Birmingham 's Piccadilly Street , for the last five years , the Ryans and partner Lee Garrick have organised regular excursions to Nottingham 's Venus , small , friendly boat parties ( including one memorable all-nighter in London 's Docklands and their regular Xmas fancy dress jaunt in Worcestershire ) , and high quality one-off events for bigger crowds . |
| 10 | Yeah , but so do they , and their official time is half past seven to half past eight in n it ? |
| 11 | Alyssia 's pulses raced in response to his words and their seductive intimacy . |
| 12 | Car dealers are bearing the brunt of the recession , and their representative body , the Retail Motor Industry Federation , calls for the abolition of car tax . |
| 13 | Whereas stags start their reproductive life somewhat later , around about age three , and their reproductive life ends earlier , around about age fourteen . |
| 14 | In Chapter 1 I referred to the changing attitude among the leaders of Eurocommunism towards the institutions of Western democracy , and their radical reconsideration of the Leninist model of a revolutionary working-class party , which was elaborated in specific historical circumstances and no longer has any relevance for the politics of socialist parties , particularly in the advanced industrial societies . |
| 15 | Down Route 6 , south of the river , over the tracks , beyond the stockyards and their rusty corsetry , their arthritic suspenders , their spinal supports . |
| 16 | If disabled artists or musicians are recognised , living or dead , all too often their lives are seen in terms of their medical condition and their imagined ability to ‘ overcome ’ personal tragedy . |
| 17 | Nevertheless , some of the tension which existed between the police and black communities in the 1960s appears to have been relieved by an increase in the number of elected black politicians and their moderating influence on police policy : ‘ The growth of elected and appointed black people in the political system means that racialist and violent police behaviour comes to be more and more criticised and highlighted ’ ( Kilson , 1987:59 ) . |
| 18 | Recordings of gastric electrical control activity made from surface electrodes have been shown to correlate well with mucosal recordings , and this together with improvements in detection methods and their wider availability has led to increased use of surface electrogastrography in the investigation of gastrointestinal symptoms . |
| 19 | Cognitively , it means that students will go on examining their own beliefs , thoughts , values and practices , and will make connections between those intellectual activities and their wider life and their general values . |
| 20 | Likewise the romance of the cinema in our younger days is recalled in ‘ Casablanca ’ — but look behind the lyrics and their wider application becomes apparent . |
| 21 | Patterns of power and oppression in families , and between families and their wider community , may result in silence because of violence or threats , or through mistrust of a justice system dominated by white male norms and values . |
| 22 | He says it may already be too late to save the Shias and their ancient culture . |
| 23 | For they did not start their life here and their ancient breeding grounds are far away . |
| 24 | And in that time , the three-bedroomed house has grown from a busy couple 's base to a family home for them and their two-year-old daughter Emily . |
| 25 | Gardner , 27 , was charged after police were called to the terraced home he shares with Joanne Gibson and their two-year-old son Liam . |
| 26 | By utilising a pair of ‘ Aquarian internal filters , and their compatible undergravel system , I can set up a reverse flow filter . |
| 27 | The Wearside club made a mockery of their lowly League standing with a performance that gave leaders Ipswich only their second defeat in 18 games and their heaviest reverse of the season . |
| 28 | It was n't much , and they would take it in their stride , no doubt , but apart from the fact these revenge raids certainly did upset his Tormentors a little , making life and their cruel purpose just that little bit less easy for them , the greatest effect was on him . |
| 29 | In the Roman Empire , this ambivalence was demonstrated by the important role played by senior citizens , on the one hand , and their cruel subjection to the literary satire of the time on the other . |
| 30 | And their cruel laughter was that of any mindless mob finding entertainment in violence . |