Example sentences of "[noun sg] with their [noun pl] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Change is probably the biggest sitting with their arms crossed quite long periods involved with what is going on people who sit with their folding sometimes change of attitude how people react |
| 2 | The employees appealed and it was held , allowing the appeal , that the industrial tribunal had erred in law in holding that an intention to compete in the future with their employers expressed by the employees in letters to their employers ' suppliers was in itself a breach of a duty of fidelity owed by the employees to the employers and that accordingly the dismissals had been unfair . |
| 3 | The two wolves stood by his horse with their ears pricked , and suddenly they began growling deep in their throats . |
| 4 | If the temperature also rises above the bees ' favoured level of 35°C , a group of workers position themselves near the entrance with their tails pointing outwards and then start fanning their wings so that the stale air is wafted out . |
| 5 | ROS and GUIL , cued by HAMLET , also bow deeply — a sweeping ceremonial bow with their cloaks swept round them . |
| 6 | CHELSEA 'S battle with their landlords escalated last night when Cabra Estates gave notice that a winding-up order is to be issued against the club . |
| 7 | The number claiming help with their rent jumped from 1.4 million to 5 million , and the number gaining help with their rates has grown from 3 million to over 7 million ( again , there is an overlap between these two groups ) . |
| 8 | Last year , the proportion of pupils getting help with their fees rose above 25% as schools switched from buying new computer labs to bailing out hard-up parents . |
| 9 | Taking the present temperature gradient of 15°F per 1000 ft ( 28°C per km ) measured in the Larne-2 borehole as representative of the post-Triassic history of the area , it is estimated that where source rocks now occur beneath the Permo-Triassic of the Larne and Lough Neagh basins at depths in excess of about 11,000 feet , they would be expected to be within the gas zone with their coals generating abundant methane . |
| 10 | The " game " is one in which the people on the outside are given responsibility for those on the inside , crossing the circle with their eyes closed . |
| 11 | The arrival of the waiter with their fritters jerked her back to full awareness of her surroundings . |
| 12 | As the season progressed , so had the heat , and Huy and Merymose stood over the body with their heads wrapped in linen cloths to protect them from the sun . |
| 13 | In the past , the guards have smacked of overkill , since it rarely takes more than a baton charge with their lathi sticks to quell the traditional rotten orange barrage that welcomes most touring teams . |
| 14 | The whole community with their servants numbered about thirty . |
| 15 | The pair , Steven Shaw and Michael Edwards , astounded the parapsychological community with their abilities to bend metal , move objects across a table , link wooden rings , read sealed envelopes , and so on . |
| 16 | In Isfield , Sir John Shurley and his two wives lie side by side on a mighty tomb of alabaster with their children carved kneeling around the base . |
| 17 | Nevertheless in many schools their lobby is a strong one , and even those who have no real sympathy with their priorities find it unfashionable to say so . |
| 18 | BANGOR 'S Stephen Eachus and Paul Byrne turned up at Windsor Park with their heads shaved for Comic Relief . |
| 19 | John and his friend then began to fight back and were gaining the upper hand when the police intervened slamming them up against a wall with their arms pinned behind their backs . |
| 20 | The women sat on a mastaba against a sunny wall with their legs drawn up into red velvet skirts . |
| 21 | They walked round all day with their heads slumped between their shoulders like this ’ — he took up the appropriate attitude — ‘ instead of like this , as the British do . ’ |
| 22 | Local fishermen went and beat the water with their paddles to stop the fish eating him . |
| 23 | But what advice would he pass on to any young person with their sights set on a career in industry ? |
| 24 | These plants float on the surface with their roots hanging below the water . |
| 25 | For younger children , play the same game but this time they can hit the ball with their hands to keep it in the air . |
| 26 | Primary nurses aim to establish an emotionally therapeutic relationship with their patients based on trust and confidence . |
| 27 | Frequently , horses that form a close bond with their riders have such a rise in self-esteem . |
| 28 | A desperately sad aspect of the modern family is the way in which so much lavish attention is spent on the ( small number of ) children who after a life of smothering contact with their parents grow up and become almost strangers . |
| 29 | The Auchtergaven men broke in at night with their faces blacked and knives in their hands . |
| 30 | ‘ Tanks are standing by in clouds of smoke with their motors running . |