Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [vb past] [verb] their [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But on the North American mainland , colonies had been affected very little by the earlier wars among European countries ; except for the brief clash that had led to the Dutch loss of New Amsterdam the colonies had fought only with ill-armed Indians and had won their little wars without help from England . |
| 2 | At the first watering place they jumped from the open wagons and rushed to douse their burning clothes . |
| 3 | Then they killed one of the prisoners and began to cook their terrible meal . |
| 4 | After a basal clinical and laboratory evaluation excluding heart , kidney , and liver disease , they were followed closely as outpatients and allowed to continue their normal diet . |
| 5 | The men wore rubber ponchos and had exchanged their black berets for jungle hats pulled well down against the rain so that he was unable to discern whether Miguelito was amongst their number . |
| 6 | Both syndicat s retained their separate titles , policies and regulations and continued to control their own destinies , the Union merely providing a co-operating and co-ordinating service which enabled all négociants in the trade to be represented should the need arise . |
| 7 | All three republics established their own customs services and began to issue their own stamps and passports ; more significant still , they began to adopt their own budgets and to make preparations for the issuing of local currencies . |