Example sentences of "[to-vb] [verb] [adj] their " in BNC.
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| 1 | Salomon Brothers , who trebled their staff to 600 in less than two years , had employed headhunters to help fill all their professional posts . |
| 2 | I hate it people go have got a lot a load of homework to do do all their bloody homework week 's homework in about one bloody day |
| 3 | Perhaps through your letters page you will allow me this opportunity to urge all pencil manufacturers to consider making available their full range of leads ( coloured as well as graphite ) for holder use and saving annually a small forest of cedar wood and other trees used in producing the pleasing but expense and wasteful product . |
| 4 | Today , of course , the importance of political parties makes it difficult for members of Parliament to claim to represent all their constituents ; but equally makes it difficult for them to assume delegate roles . |
| 5 | They were brilliant times to live in he then me uncle Ed come on leave , from France , yeah I had a look at his rifle he used to bring all his equipment cos they did n't know if the units had moved when they got back and if they used to be lucky enough to get a leave , they used to have to bring all their equipment with them you see and he used to bring his rifle , everything on leave , and I , I always remember asking him why he had n't , if he 'd killed any Germans , why he had n't got any notches on his rifle he erm |