Example sentences of "their [noun sg] that [pron] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The insect-eaters , however , get such an accurate picture of their surroundings from their sonar that they hardly use their eyes at all . |
| 2 | They may have to act on the spur of the moment and have no time to reflect and be bound , therefore , to arrest to prevent escape ; but where there is no danger of the person who has ex hypothesi aroused their suspicion that he probably is an ‘ offender ’ attempting to escape , they should make all presently practicable enquiries from persons present or immediately accessible who are likely to be able to answer their enquiries forthwith . |
| 3 | Her clothes were neat enough but her shoes were a giveaway , so old and worn under their polish that they almost telegraphed her need ; there was a story to be told here , Angelica thought , and Angelica was a sucker for an interesting story . |
| 4 | Why , so hasty had been their recruitment that there even were n't police uniforms ready for them when they were rushed over to Ireland and they had to make do with some rag-tag-and-bobtail hotch-potch of khaki tunic and dark green trousers , supplemented with the black leather belts of the RIC . |
| 5 | But if fish respond to these common herbs , what other plants are to be found in their environment that they usually respond to ? |
| 6 | Also , if anybody 's not actually paid me for their book that they actually purchased last week , I 'm open to accept payment today . |
| 7 | His starting point was dissatisfaction with most sociological theories of crime ( especially anomie and subcultural theories ) for reasons which are now familiar : their assumption that we naturally conform to conventionally defined goals and the means of achieving them , and that we consequently require some ‘ push ’ ( or ‘ strain ’ , as Hirschi calls it ) to propel us into crime . |
| 8 | For reasons best known to themselves , they attached great importance to the idiot 's efforts to fill his useless bath ( I think it was B ) and it seemed vital to their purpose that I too become involved with the whole farcical business and , what 's more , come up with some sort of an answer . |
| 9 | Maureen was upset when she heard that his leave was postponed but the rest of the family thought it better for their mother that she still had Joe 's leave to look forward to , so Maureen said nothing . |
| 10 | They savagely plucked feathers from it and were so carried away by their onslaught that they even continued attacking when the stuffed bird was held in the experimenter 's hand , close to his face . |