Example sentences of "[pron] is the [noun] [prep] their " in BNC.
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| 1 | And we know what the Iraqi government would like , which is the release of their money frozen here since the Gulf war . |
| 2 | But , if Aquinas is right , they do not act intentionally , intending a goal which is the reason for their actions . |
| 3 | Perhaps it is the weakness of their cases which explains the hysteria , the over-blown rhetoric and bogus indignation used to justify these measures . |
| 4 | This elite , otherwise referred to by Mrs Whitehouse as the ‘ humanist lobby ’ , is left in no doubt by her that it is the influence of their humanism to which she most vociferously objects : |
| 5 | It is the poverty of their own life which makes the poor content to inhabit ‘ unthinkable ’ houses … which makes so many careless of cleanliness , listless about the unhealthy condition of their workshops , and heedless of anything beyond the enjoyment of a moment 's excitement … |
| 6 | It is the result of their lower position in the occupational ladder , the pattern and timing of their migration , their family size and household structure , as well as the result of the discriminatory practices of British society . |
| 7 | ‘ When a site is looted , it is not the loss of the artefacts which is the real tragedy , it is the loss of their context which can tell us everything about those objects . |
| 8 | When a site is looted , it is not the loss of the artefacts which is the real tragedy , it is the loss of their context which can tell us everything about those objects . |
| 9 | Both start from an acceptance that it is the pupils within their care who have to be changed and the organization of both emphasizes the superior physical strength of male staff . |
| 10 | This time he is the target of their action , while the miners are repeating virtually word for word the demands Mr Yeltsin made in a television broadcast two weeks before the strike began . |
| 11 | What is the secret of their superb synchronisation ? |
| 12 | What is the extent of their influence ? |
| 13 | But what is the basis of their psychic malevolence ? |
| 14 | Ask yourself : What is the difference between their formats ? |
| 15 | What is the effect of their different registers and tone-colours ? |