Example sentences of "and this [be] their [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although true , in the sense that they are not in error , the latter are not the whole truth and this is their problem . |
| 2 | ‘ And this is their office ? ’ |
| 3 | And this is their birthday party … 25 candles on the cake … and 5000 members are here to help blow them out … |
| 4 | And this is their reward on what 's likely to be their last full scale exercise before amalgamation next year . |
| 5 | The men liked what they saw and this was their way of showing it . |
| 6 | And this was their undoing because the surfaces of the branches had earlier been covered with lime to make it impossible for them to take flight again — ever again . |
| 7 | The second half was n't that much better , the opposition apparently decided that they 'd had their cup final however , so they meekly attempted to defend their 1–1 scoreline and this was their undoing . |
| 8 | The Moors had ruled Granada for over seven hundred years and this was their monument , the gardens where nightingales still sang and the beauty of the Alhambra — ‘ the red castle ’ . |
| 9 | My wife has an art class for her friends twice a week , and this was their model … ’ |