Example sentences of "[verb] their [noun pl] [prep] and [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Legal organizations , to be effective in attaining their mandate , have to transmit their policies to and make secure their control over the enforcement agent in the field . |
| 2 | In the end , all the Arab states dug their heels in and demanded refugee repatriation as an essential element to peace , thereby joining Israel in linking the refugee issue to an overall peace . |
| 3 | Two of the musicians , carrying the usual cans of Gold Label , pop their heads in and shout : ‘ Break a leg , gang . ’ |
| 4 | He saw himself as in some way subverting that tradition : they told Hawaiians to put their clothes on and stop surfing ; he was taking his off and going pagan all over again . |
| 5 | In 1897 Mr and Mrs Currer Briggs bought the most idyllic site they could lay their hands on and wrote to Mr Voysey the architect . |
| 6 | ‘ As soon as I stood up to speak everyone began putting their coats on and getting ready to leave , ’ joked Mal . |