Example sentences of "their [noun pl] are [verb] up [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Enterprises like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have a unique advantage over private-sector competitors : they can keep all their profits , but their losses are picked up by the taxpayer . |
| 2 | In the case of n-ary relationships , the relationship becomes a member record , each of the entities linked by the relationship becomes an owner , their keys are made up of the identifiers of the entities of the conceptual data model which the relationship was linking and the attributes of the entity become fields of the records generated . |
| 3 | As a result , innovation now figures high on the agendas of chief executives across the world , and their concerns are backed up by figures which show a strong correlation , for the US at least , between investment in R&D and long term growth . |
| 4 | Many realise that the young and their families are caught up in and often complicit with a web of interacting forces which hold communities in their grip . |
| 5 | Family health service authorities should ensure that their arguments are backed up with research evidence when negotiating contracts with regional health authorities and in discussions with the Department of Health . |
| 6 | Faeces are used by young children as a ‘ gift ’ , and sometimes their stools are wrapped up in parcels which they give to a significant person . |