Example sentences of "their [noun sg] [pers pn] [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It originated in the defective condition of the electrical wiring on the defendants ' premises , but as there was no negligence on their part they were held not liable . |
| 2 | Just be a bit er bit , bit er wary of them in the sense that you do n't know who 's managing the fund , er because it 's their money , it 's not your money , they do n't actually invest the money from you , it 's their money they 're investing . |
| 3 | When they moved to their cottage it was meant to be temporary … despite the lack of facilities they 've been here over 30 years . |
| 4 | Well I think I 've been rather more fortunate , the two branch managers I 've had er , before , I 'd not had long enough , er , both have given albeit not regular , but feedback both positive and negative , er , when you 're doing a good job and when you 're doing a bad job , and er , in all honesty , it 's probably the appraisal itself , that 's actually been unnecessary because of their feedback they 're given me during the year , because the appraisal is just a formal repetition of what 's already been said . |
| 5 | However , even with their aid it is thought by some to be unlikely that the outer Moon could have been melted quickly enough to yield those highland rock samples that have given radiometric ages of about 4300 Ma and older . |
| 6 | In their opposition they were united only by one common interest — a desire to bring about the fall of the Staufer . |
| 7 | By their work they are promoting the idea that goods should be of merchantable quality and fit for their purpose . |
| 8 | On their return they were given the Charles University which they absorbed into the Clementinum , and the emperor became their protector . |
| 9 | By the time they reached their room they were laughing uncontrollably . |
| 10 | Innovations report good initial response from schools and confirm that the education market is an area of their business they are expecting to expand in the UK . |
| 11 | At the end of their meeting it was announced that an agreement had been reached to restore full consular relations . |
| 12 | that 's right and you know that if the staff has put theirselves out to make a decent crash in their environment they 're gon na go mad at the children if they muck it up , so therefore , you know , you 're gon na have that |
| 13 | If they were not actively asserting their authority they were taking a role of judge and referee as a consequence of children 's requests . |
| 14 | The Leith Dock Commission continued to use the services of the Rendel family and on their advice it was decided to reclaim an area along the East Sands and to construct another dock . |
| 15 | As the recession deepened into slump , the people tried to tell their government they were hurting . |
| 16 | Though they are in no sense elementary in their approach they are designed to be read with benefit by all who have ‘ some experience of the industry and of the administration of engineering contracts ’ . |
| 17 | And if some of these assumptions were harsh in their operation they were tempered by a humanitarianism which stemmed from the same eighteenth-century roots . |
| 18 | ‘ It shows the hypocrisy of our society that we work hard for the born handicapped … yet before their birth we are doing everything we can to seek them out and kill them . |
| 19 | Ralph made a friend of every pupil and on their birthday they were called to his desk and presented with a sixpence — quite a lot of money in the twenties . |
| 20 | According to their position they are termed intertergites , interpleurites and intersternites . |
| 21 | Although diamond brokers do not ordinarily have authority to pledge diamonds in their possession it was held that the broker had acted in the ordinary course of business of a mercantile agent . |
| 22 | Just le lea you 're leading them home so let them pick a bit of grass and then you go on into the yard and I 'll give them the breakfast , they have their breakfast and while they 're eating their breakfast you 're doing your horse and you get finished and then you go and have yours . |
| 23 | By the end of their dinner she was imbued with his optimism . |
| 24 | In their time they were regarded as great magicians who brought prosperity to these parts . |
| 25 | Moreover , by simply keeping her in their power they were holding all their options open and preventing Philip from marrying her to someone else and so forging a new alliance . |