Example sentences of "[prep] their [noun] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had been the same after their school days . |
| 2 | LATE SHOW RANGERS suffered a shock defeat at this venue early last season and a repeat looked on the cards as the Ibrox side struggled to find any rhythm after their extra-time exertions against Aberdeen in midweek . |
| 3 | Supplement entries corresponding to OED entries would be keyboarded immediately after their OED equivalents ; the other Supplement entries would be inserted in their correct alphabetical positions . |
| 4 | But the pressure soon began to tell and a year after their marriage three-times wed Mr Friend left . |
| 5 | Four years ago , Ghanaian students studying in the Azerbaijan capital of Baku refused to return to the city after their summer holidays , because of hostility amongst the local population . |
| 6 | And Terenure College , another side in the All Ireland League , have yet another Kiwi , Duncan Rossiter , to look after their coaching affairs . |
| 7 | Slow retrieval speed has led to a partial withdrawal of relational database systems in a few organisations as well as the late appearance of commercial relational DBMS which came many years after their research counterparts . |
| 8 | Angel 's branch of the Solis de Gonzales , however , were no good at looking after their business affairs . |
| 9 | ‘ Being fully appreciative of the importance of moving cargo urgently , we provide a ‘ round-the-clock ’ service to prove to customers that we are conscientious and keen to look after their business needs . ’ |
| 10 | They are n't renowned for becoming millionaires after their footie days are over , so I suppose it 's a case of doing as well as you can while you can . |
| 11 | Until after 1900 the Belgian miners took time off at the right season ( if necessary by an annual ‘ potato strike ’ ) to look after their potato patches . |
| 12 | Individuals are regularly asked about their perceptions of the economy as a whole , about inflation and unemployment levels ; then they are asked about their household finances in particular , their expectations of buying consumer durables and their attitudes towards saving . |
| 13 | Health promoters were on hand at the Albert Dock watering hole to ask people about their drinking habits , give free health checks and advice on healthy drinking levels . |
| 14 | And we were concerned about their land rights or in other words , their human rights |
| 15 | Thus , for example , if one wanted to study the reactions of women readers of romantic novels to a change in the cover design of a series of books , a group of , say , eight women of varying ages and social classes could be got together either in a house or in a discussion room at a research agency and a trained discussion leader would ask questions of them about their reading interests and , generally speaking , what they expect romantic novels to look like . |
| 16 | Some are more knowledgeable than others about their subject literatures . |
| 17 | Employers are legally obliged to consult representatives of recognised trade unions about their redundancy proposals . |
| 18 | WOMEN love white weddings — but they do n't give a fig about their marriage vows . |
| 19 | I have certainly received representations from the farming industry in my constituency , whose members are worried about their income levels . |
| 20 | They interviewed this large sample of women about their work histories , current employment and current domestic position . |
| 21 | He said he was researching a piece on Alan Dysart and wanted to ask Rex some questions about their Oxford days . |
| 22 | My time in submarines had brought me closer to people of a totally different background and I had learnt a great deal from my sailors about their home circumstances before the war . |
| 23 | Every day the children worry about their Hallowe'en costumes for the school fancy dress parade . |
| 24 | Syllabuses and those who frame them may talk of ‘ all round education ’ but schools are in no doubt about their curriculum priorities . |
| 25 | THIRTY-FIVE tenants in Highfield Road , Bagillt , who signed a protest petition about their gas fires , have provoked action from British Gas Wales . |
| 26 | Women are being asked detailed questions about their child-care arrangements , and failure to produce satisfactory answers may disqualify them from benefit . |
| 27 | In discussing the previous three systems it was possible to say something about their knowledge sources and data structures in isolation from the processing performed over them . |
| 28 | In each place five pubs chosen at random were questioned about their bar prices . |
| 29 | Inside , members of staff were dressed in colourful beach wear , asking customers about their holiday plans and telling them about the Bank 's range of travel products . |
| 30 | I WRITE with reference to the two letters from concerned residents of Chelwood Avenue , Childwall , who complain about their street lights being too bright , too effective and thus keeping them awake at night . |