Example sentences of "[num] [noun] [verb] their " in BNC.
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| 1 | Supporters of a no-confidence referendum had gathered 440,000 signatures to support their demand . |
| 2 | Only two of Ulster 's 32 clubs play their hockey on grass and Gavin realises that Portrush are caught in a time warp which could hinder the North West outfit 's progress . |
| 3 | Substantial increases on the previous year were made by 446 Branches , 138 Branches sustained their last year 's contribution , which in many cases had already been a record , and only 43 were significantly down . |
| 4 | What better place for two of our London-based Target ‘ 92 candidates to test their training progress . |
| 5 | There were few casualties on shore but forty-five seamen lost their lives when their ships sank . |
| 6 | The IBM team spent 22 hours writing their letters , but the Germans take only milliseconds to create each trimer . |
| 7 | ( While the legislative bodies of the 22 provinces nominated their senators ( two each ) , the Federal District of Buenos Aires elected its two senators by means of a special electoral college ; senators served a nine-year term , with one-third of the Senate seats renewable every three years . ) |
| 8 | Middlesboro 1 , Watford 2 WATFORD enhanced their impressive away record by becoming the first team to win at Middlesbrough 's Ayresome Park in the League this season , writes Ian Whittell . |
| 9 | As most of the leading American challengers arrived at the tough , par-70 lay-out to begin their preparation , Faldo had already been through a punishing schedule since Thursday . |
| 10 | Their chaotic flight on 22 December revealed their complete lack of serious contingency plans for the eventuality of a coup , let alone a popular revolution . |
| 11 | The injured pilot was airlifted to safety but deadly gases from bubbling molten lava at first forced the 12 rescuers to abandon their search for the rest of crew . |
| 12 | On her first opening day , 300 visitors made their way up the farm 's single-track drive . |
| 13 | These are the dedicated few who , week in , week out , come rain or snow , stare out of the clubhouse window at 22 diehards freezing their pads off for fun . |
| 14 | At around £30 , the 4-CD set From The Top ( A&M ) by The Carpenters is a good buy , featuring 67 tracks spanning their entire career and including 20 that have never been released before . |
| 15 | They have until the end of June to decide if MCC can be rebuilt around its American publishing subsidiaries , Macmillan and Official Airline Guide , in a deal that would involve 43 banks converting their loans into shares in the new company . |
| 16 | During the 300 years following their introduction , Cronk indicates that these herbivores prevented regeneration of the natural vegetation by consuming seedlings and removing the bark of saplings . |
| 17 | More than 700 farmers gave their backing to the Carlisle mart firm Harrison & Hetherington which had called the meeting because it believes the new system could paralyse cattle marketing . |
| 18 | Payments of up to £100,000 a year are already made to 30 farmers to preserve their land as rough pasture or hay meadow as opposed to farming intensively . |
| 19 | TOUR firms yesterday branded Majorca 's Palma airport a paradise for organised bagsnatchers because 30 holidaymakers lose their luggage every day . |
| 20 | At an ASO conference on Feb. 11 attended by some 3,000 people a group of 30 intellectuals renounced their BCP membership and announced the formation of the Alternative Socialist Party . |
| 21 | On April 2 an estimated 50,000 people demonstrated their support for the democracy movement in Kathmandu , while doctors and other professionals joined a general strike , in defiance of legislation prohibiting strikes in " essential services " . |
| 22 | Some 300 people lost their jobs when Supercomputer Systems failed ; Chen had hoped to re-hire about 50 of them , but if he goes elsewhere , not many of those are likely to be offered positions . |
| 23 | They opened , from scratch , within seven weeks to see 800 people fight their way through the store on opening day , building up to 1,000 by the first Saturday . |
| 24 | Nearly 19,000 motorists converted their cars to lead-free petrol on the AA 's automobile association nationwide adjustment days last week . |
| 25 | Firstly , Mr Marnell states that 105 men won their appeal at the Industrial Tribunal , when , in fact , it was 100 men . |
| 26 | But dad John Watts makes sure all his 12 children take their turn and controls the chaos . |
| 27 | But dad John Watts makes sure all his 12 children take their turn and controls the chaos . |
| 28 | All except two of these forty women do their ‘ big ’ shopping once a week — that is , stocking up on goods like sugar , flour , etc. — and it is customary to combine this with shopping for the weekend . |
| 29 | While the shop assistant helped another customer and the children played , the 2 adults filled their pockets with rings and other valuables . |
| 30 | 15.6.3 Arbitrators using their own expertise |