Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [verb] their " in BNC.
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| 1 | Also the Russians failed to help their Teleut allies in time of need . |
| 2 | The plants from countries with hot dry summers tend to put their roots down very deeply into the soil , especially if they are growing in rocky soil on exposed " hillsides , so containers with as much depth as possible are advisable . |
| 3 | The discount houses agreed to abandon their collectively agreed price for the weekly Treasury bill issue , but they would continue to apply for a quantity of bills sufficient to cover the tender . |
| 4 | Where the winters are warm , both the broadleaves and the conifers tend to keep their leaves in winter , as with the evergreen oaks and cypresses of the Mediterranean ( though the swamp cypress of Florida is unusual among conifers , in shedding its leaves ) . |
| 5 | This distinguished alliance of landscape artists sought to invigorate their country 's artistic life by bold treatment of wild Canadian subjects . |
| 6 | the French are convinced that the Germans want to preserve their monetary hegemony as EMU approaches : the more dominant the Mark is , the more Germany will be able to dictate conditions and draw up plans for a European central bank based on the Bundesbank . |
| 7 | This series of modules provides opportunities for students to undertake investigation activities designed to improve their knowledge and understanding of their local area . |
| 8 | At Level Two students will plan and undertake a programme of activities designed to improve their personal effectiveness . |
| 9 | I believe it would be very helpful if we could establish a Campaign Fund to which branches could apply for grants to help them undertake innovative or special projects designed to strengthen their capacity to campaign . |
| 10 | In the United States government support for organised labour came at a later date than in Europe ( only in the mid-1930s ) , and even then it still remained open to employers to try to persuade their own workers ( short of using overt coercion ) not to vote for union bargaining rights ( i.e. they still maintained ‘ an ethical mandate to continue with their belligerent behaviour towards unions ’ ( Adams , 1981 , p. 287 ) ) . |
| 11 | As more people find themselves in the same position , men stop mocking each other for doing housework and mothers-in-law cease criticising their sons ' wives about going out to work . |
| 12 | Because he is constantly handling , tasting and eating fungi the spores tend to work their way into the shaman 's skin , penetrating his bloodstream and saturating his body . |
| 13 | First , there is the question of condition : with a few exceptions the books listed have their entire life in front of them , certainly hundreds of years , and only a few are even what the booksellers would call ‘ reading copies ’ . |
| 14 | First , hypertensive subjects tend to increase their weight as the disease progresses ( Chiang et al , 1969 ; Tyroler et al , 1975 ) . |
| 15 | In addition , husbands tend to see their participation in domestic work very much as helping their wife rather than the assumption of definite and perhaps permanent responsibility for some domestic duties . |
| 16 | The town 's traders agreed to move their stalls off the High Street , and the mayor agreed to give up his parking space , so the BBC could set up an exhibition marquee . |
| 17 | Other life insurers sought to increase their distribution networks , either increasing their branches or their personnel in a variety of ways in order to market their products in increasingly competitive environments . |
| 18 | Their political candidates tend to do their traditional rounds of local shops , market places and cafes almost incognito , with no party rosette to show who they are . |
| 19 | Stewpid is back at school with his arm in plaster , and he is the big HERO with kids queueing to write their names on his plasterised arm . |
| 20 | Advocates of the view that primary education should be placed in the hands of the clergy failed to win their case , but priests were given entire control of religious instruction and assigned a major role in the new provincial schools councils . |
| 21 | In contrast to the colourful processions , plays , paintings , and sculptures which were employed as teaching aids by Catholics , Protestant evangelists sought to spread their message through sermons , lectures , devotional books , catechisms , and Bible reading . |
| 22 | Eventually both Labour and Liberal parties agreed to withdraw their candidates in favour of A. D. Lindsay , Master of Balliol ( and a long-standing member of the Labour Party ) , who fought the election exclusively on the issue of Munich . |
| 23 | Just as fishkeepers tend to start their hobby with ‘ easy ’ livebearers , so the herpetologist invariably begins with an inexpensive animal that he is told will be easy to keep . |
| 24 | For , having barely embarked on their first Industrial Revolution , many Third World nations tend to regard their tribal peoples with the same antagonism which caused the " maturer " nations to extinguish theirs just a century earlier . |
| 25 | A cynic will remember that research into the opinion-forming powers of newspapers has tended to conclude that readers expect to have their existing views confirmed . |
| 26 | The rumpled millionaire stood above them , eyes narrowed to note their reaction , one hand scratching the back of his head . |
| 27 | He explained : ‘ I 'm enjoying watching Villa play and it will be interesting to see how many fans want to show their appreciation . ’ |
| 28 | And if any readers want to reveal their previous loves , send us the details at the above address , with your daytime telephone number . |
| 29 | If any readers want to share their interest in these models hen please do write as once again this is a little-known subject ; perhaps these models are just too big for the average collector to handle ? |
| 30 | A large contingent of police from Yorkshire will mingle with the 1,200 Leeds supporters to try to ensure their trouble-free re-entry into Europe . |