Example sentences of "in their [noun pl] [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Polybius ' constant presupposition that the Romans are both transparent in their motives and fundamentally reasonable in their actions involves three assumptions : ( i ) that the Roman upper class is not divided by internal conflicts of interests and convictions ; ( 2 ) that it controls the lower classes of Rome , the Latins and the other allies without much difficulty ; ( 3 ) that its aim of world domination is eminently rational and does not pose many problems . |
| 2 | But his role in their problems goes back further than that . |
| 3 | ‘ The difference in their ages does not seem unduly large to me , ’ Wendell interposed . |
| 4 | No one in their senses puts money on a horse other than in the hope of winning money . |
| 5 | But as they gently mock the truth of their attachment they relapse into prose , which in their mouths lacks many of the anti-romantic , realistic , mocking connotations it has elsewhere in Shakespeare . |
| 6 | The role of subcontracting and the increasing rate of investment by large companies in their subsidiaries has already been highlighted as one factor involved in the resilience of the small firm sector . |
| 7 | The fact that almost half his people in the East Bank are either pro-PLO or are ambivalent in their loyalties remains a crucial factor in Husayn 's Palestine policy . |
| 8 | However , the fact that contractors have allowed Thames to bore a hole in their earnings reveals the true nature of the relationship . |
| 9 | Therefore the resulting extra money in their portfolios has not involved any increase in wealth . |
| 10 | Furthermore the appearance of Saruman to drive off the borrowed horses is coincidental with the arrival of Shadowfax — the note of joy in their whinnyings puzzles Legolas , though their eventual return with Shadowfax provides an equine equivalent for the unexpected return of Gandalf . |
| 11 | Like their prey , they are members of the segmented group of animals , though the degree to which they have retained divisions in their bodies varies considerably . |