Example sentences of "[conj] their [noun sg] [noun] [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 This is analogous to the 1970 decision of the House of Lords in Bushell v Faith [ 1970 ] 1 All ER 52 , in which a provision about voting rights , which had the effect of making a special resolution incapable of being passed if a particular shareholder or group of shareholders exercised his or their voting rights against a proposed alteration of articles , was held to be enforceable ; an article in terms that no alteration shall be made without the consent of a particular member would be invalid , as it would come into direct conflict with statute law .
2 It is expected that their development plans for the new financial year will put a roof over the heads of about 7,000 people .
3 That 's all their spending money involved and their day trips off the lot .
4 The inheritors of the imperial mantle — United Nations bureaucrats and their camp followers in the ‘ development community ’ , have learned to avoid the mistake of democratizing their language .
5 I began with some general considerations on the division of labour and social collectivities , then offered an account of the development of political forces and their support blocs over the post-war years .
6 The authority is to highlight the names of surgeons and hospitals and their waiting lists in the Express and Star , Wolverhampton , on Thursday , as part of an overall strategy to ensure the public gets speedy treatment .
7 Listed below are many of the most popular forms of exercise and their activity values on a scale of I to 10 .
8 Thailand and the Philippines had reservations stemming mainly from the disharmony between the Zone concept and their alliance relationships with the United States .
9 The achievements of the Communists and their Comintern helpers in the purely military sphere , as exemplified by their contribution to the formation of the Republican Popular Army , were considerable ; if they created little likelihood of a Republican victory , certainly they postponed its defeat .
10 Any waiver will be invalidated if any purchases are made by the directors and their concert parties between the posting of the circular and the shareholders ' meeting .
11 The study aims to present a descriptive account of election campaigning in Britain , considering in particular the use of new technology , and to assess the extent to which the outcome of the election was affected by the efforts put in by the parties and their volunteer workers in the constituencies .
12 For each subject the correlation between this score and their familiarity ratings for the 10 junctions was calculated .
13 Back home at the family garage near Banbury , Richard and Thomas Tuthill are keeping things ticking over until their father returns for the big celebration .
14 For the longer term , Unruh also suggests that the persistence of useful species will be enhanced because their seed banks in the soil are increased ; thus in the subsequent swidden-fallow cycle the abundance of such species will increase spontaneously .
15 ROYAL Tuscan hope to raise thousands of pounds for the air ambulance after their charity appeal for the year took off in style .
16 The level of disturbance allowances may vary according to employees ' marital and domestic circumstances , their grade and/or whether their relocation results in a salary increase .
17 Others may be tempted to explore the Glarus canton ( perhaps using this excursion as their exit route from the region of the Vierwaldstattersee for further explorations in north or north-east Switzerland , in cantons Zurich , St Gallen or Grisons ) .
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