Example sentences of "their [noun pl] [adv] [verb] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their images rarely arrest and their rhythms sound clumsy both in sung and spoken delivery . |
| 2 | All in all , a great day and night was had by all and the hygiene northern area sales teams returned to their branches fully motivated and ready to make 1992/3 their best sales year ever . |
| 3 | These mountains are attractive when seen from a distance , their summits neatly carved and the connecting ridges gracefully curved , but they lose their allure on close acquaintance . |
| 4 | Councillor Willie McCafferty said that a lot of hot air was being blown about the issue , and that they should n't hold a seminar until they were actually sure mining would go ahead , adding , ‘ A lot of people here will have their pockets well lined and I make no apologies for that ’ . |
| 5 | Some already had their boats fully rigged and ready to go — but the temptation to leave immediately was easily outweighed by the transparency of their predatory motives , and our allegiance to the Keraing and his wife . |
| 6 | Several more sheep jumped wildly into the air , their stomachs horribly swollen and their muscles stiff , then died . |
| 7 | As more people live to ages of 85 plus , the age of their carers also increases and elderly carers will be less able to cope . |
| 8 | Only as they were put into operation , piecemeal , were their assumptions clarified , and their aims consciously formulated and defended by regulationists . |
| 9 | Union representatives are particularly concerned to find out as many facts as possible to keep their members fully informed and to negotiate the best deal they can , both for those moving with the firm and those accepting redundancy . |
| 10 | Er , what they do , every year they switch identities e , Jessica pretends to be Elizabeth , and Elizabeth pretends to be Jessica but , this year they do n't do that cos tha all their friends like know and , this year cos their teachers and things still think that they 're erm so , they swapped identities they like , give detention and things to the wrong people and stuff like that . |
| 11 | I was n't afraid of losing my boyfriend while I was in prison , because I 've seen people who 've been in for two years and their boyfriends still come and see them . |
| 12 | ‘ If they wish to have their children privately educated and they feel they ca n't afford it , when the time comes they can talk to the benevolent fund , ’ he said . |
| 13 | There will also be parents who are dissatisfied with the school which their children currently attend and will be looking for an alternative . |
| 14 | It was reported on May 13 that a grand jury had decided not to indict any of the 17 officers who stood by and watched whilst their colleagues repeatedly punched and kicked the handcuffed man . |
| 15 | Their cells then intermingle and a normal mouse can develop . |