Example sentences of "their [noun pl] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This gave MPs an opportunity to express their views at some length . |
| 2 | Carolingian sources usually refer to counts without specifying their civitates at all ( which explains why it is impossible to give a complete list of counts for any ninth-century county ) . |
| 3 | Their discussions at all levels had been friendly and useful . |
| 4 | It is often the sudden availability of time that allows women to develop their talents at last — and then find that other people want to pay them for their work ! |
| 5 | Speed is into strenuous challenges these days — he went head over the top of one of their defenders at one point and ended up in a crumpled heap in front of the ref , who was pointing for a free kick in the opposite direction . |
| 6 | And to the right and above them were the black floor and lighter awning and sides of the gallery , which contained three nervous men who had already let off their handguns at random . |
| 7 | ABOUT 40 talented musicians from the North-East are to show off their skills at two concerts at Darlington Arts Centre . |
| 8 | This is likely to be resisted by the investors on the basis that they may not be aware of the full import of their investigations at this stage . |
| 9 | At any rate , some of those rebel chefs must surely know , even if they do n't acknowledge as much , that some of their most publicised inventions were not their inventions at all , but were derived however indirectly , from the Polish and Jewish recipes published or described by Pomiane in his books and radio talks of the 19305 . |
| 10 | Environment Minister Hans Alders plans to introduce " life-cycle management " , wherein manufacturers will be responsible for their products at all stages , including transporting , sorting , recycling and remarketing . |
| 11 | Thanks to pooled data , lenders have become much more effective by aiming their products at those who are most likely to respond , more likely to use the credit offered and be more willing and able to pay . |
| 12 | Liefmans plan to impress potential customers with their products at this month 's Innovate 91 exhibition in London where they will have a stand in the ‘ Real Ale Village ’ . |
| 13 | ‘ They 're playing for their futures at this club , ’ he said . |
| 14 | There was a raucous shout and a flurry of wings as the cockmasters threw their birds at one another . |
| 15 | Last month the Financial Accounting Standards Board ( FASB ) announced it would soon require insurers ( along with banks and some other financial firms ) to show financial assets in their accounts at current market value , rather than at original cost . |
| 16 | Operational balances were reduced ( and advances increased ) by the fact that the borrower wrote cheques which other people paid into their accounts at other banks . |
| 17 | At the same time , the figure for ‘ operational balances at the Bank of England ’ falls by an equal amount as the recipients of his cheques pay them into their accounts at different banks and the cheques are presented for payment at the issuing bank . |
| 18 | When families like those in the novels of Ivy Compton-Burnett hold on to their houses at all costs , it is only to discover that their houses hold on to them . |
| 19 | City were competing well in mid-field and keeping their opponents at full stretch , but after twenty four minutes , Shenley pulled level as Paul Armitage crossed into goalkeeper Steve Roberts , but he lost possession as he collided with Andy King and allowed Rob Blackmore to get a touch and send it over the line . |
| 20 | People acquire their homes at different times and in different circumstances . |
| 21 | G. To be successful farmers need to be sure of being able to sell their outputs at reasonable prices . |
| 22 | The prescription of glasses may not help their reading distance , but they may be able to read adequately by holding their books at closer than the normal distance . |
| 23 | Although they had certain rights especially under equity law , few women were willing to go to court against their husbands At lower levels of society the forms of marriage tended to be more relaxed . |
| 24 | Black figures stirred and poked their heads at each other like rooks in a rookery . |
| 25 | Even those of us in the office who had their doubts at first were soon won over by the instrument 's simplicity and friendliness . |
| 26 | They flash their eyes at each other so much you 'd think they were rehearsing a scene from Carmen . |
| 27 | Since the noises in the House of Commons in 1927 and 1928 , the bishops sanctioned or winked their eyes at various modifications which were sensible and did not mind that they were illegal . |
| 28 | The insect-eaters , however , get such an accurate picture of their surroundings from their sonar that they hardly use their eyes at all . |
| 29 | He enjoyed the fury , not always speechless , of the good Conservatives who occasionally had to stand in the corridor , popping their eyes at this spectacle of enthroned privilege . |
| 30 | In connection with an incident that my right hon. Friend has mentioned already , is he aware that hon. Members and staff were unable to work in their offices at 1 Parliament street between 9.30 and 12.30 because of three IRA bombs placed in Whitehall ? |