Example sentences of "their [noun pl] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of ‘ good children 's books ’ , Lillian Smith ( 1953 , p. 16 ) has said , ‘ Their values are sound and directly put . |
| 2 | Yet the whole point of crossbenchers is that their values are unpigeonholeable . |
| 3 | A tenth of their 338-page book , a best-seller in the US and Germany with Japan showing even greater interest , is devoted to The 1990s : Decade of Women in Leadership Their views are graphic : ‘ To be a leader in business today , it is no longer an advantage to have been socialised as a male . |
| 4 | Whereas members of the Young Socialists tended to be absorbed in politics and their views were well to the left of average , the views of the YCs were marked by an ordinariness . |
| 5 | If the syndicates running off their contracts were aware of the problems that were going to occur and did not inform Outhwaite , then they were not acting in utmost good faith . |
| 6 | Their teeth are sharp , and if you are bitten it is important to take firm action . |
| 7 | Goblins have quick , nimble fingers and small darting eyes , their teeth are tiny and very pointy . |
| 8 | Lesser officials sensed that their superiors were prepared to entertain criticism of the conduct of the empire 's affairs and submitted devastating analyses of the particular fields of administration for which they were responsible . |
| 9 | AEA Technology insist that their operations are safe , and that discharges into the sea are well within permitted limits . |
| 10 | At first they were as organised and disciplined as their enemies were confused . |
| 11 | Their flesh is popular with many local peoples and their scales are valuable as ornaments and decorations , with the result that their numbers have been dwindling . |
| 12 | Technically , they did not qualify for the defence of provocation , but their cases are heart-rending and should evoke a change in attitude towards the type of defence that women in those circumstances can claim . |
| 13 | Megarry J suggested that the test of an officious bystander could be helpful : if the parties , when asked by an officious bystander whether their discussions were confidential , would have responded " but obviously it is " , that would establish the obligation . |
| 14 | The reason he wanted desperately to get into the company was that Ninette de Valois , to whom he had already spoken about his choreographic ambitions , had told him that experience of working with other choreographers and dancing their ballets was essential to learn his craft . |
| 15 | Crown Court judges differ from lay magistrates in a number of important respects ( though it could be said that their ideologies are similar ) . |
| 16 | Their masterpieces were witty birthday and leaving cards . |
| 17 | Those that remain awake are sometimes sluggish and temperamental , so their riders are reluctant to use their mounts save in times of direst need . |
| 18 | To return to the shareholder example , having raised the point that it is in shareholders ' interests to ensure their returns are reasonable , it logically follows that there will be an incentive for them to spend a certain amount of time and money finding out about the firm 's activities and performance . |
| 19 | Most pilots who are sensitive find themselves incapable of doing this exercise and their reactions are obvious . |
| 20 | The other members of the Nostromo 's crew were splattered with animal guts , not having been warned beforehand , so that their reactions were real and spontaneous . |
| 21 | Their reactions were unbelievable — so little to us meant so much to them . ’ |
| 22 | Subjective and usually implicit their manifestations are obvious . |
| 23 | This is , I think , illustrated by the fact that , when told by Mr Clayton that the new lock was unsatisfactory , Twogates through their solicitors were content that the lock should be replaced by Mr Clayton himself . |
| 24 | For many of the larger investors in gilt-edged stock , their investments are tax-free ( approved pension funds , life assurance companies in respect of their pension business , registered friendly societies ) so this distinction is irrelevant ; but for others subject to tax ( banks , building societies , many personal investors ) it is obviously of importance . |
| 25 | Only the longing for meat ( some commentators have called it a lust , but the Hebrew does not pass that judgement ) , the claim that their appetite is gone , or their throats are dry , or , as the RSV has it , their strength is dried up ( the Hebrew will sustain all those translations ) , and an unspecified complaining about their misfortunes . |
| 26 | Their skills are unlikely to dovetail into demands of major financial institutions , except at the catering and cleaning level . |
| 27 | Some of these areas were impossible to assess accurately as staff shopped , cooked , and managed finances for many residents , therefore estimates of their skills were unclear — e.g. because food was provided there was no reflection of the need for cooking skills . |
| 28 | Legal authorities who have taken over the case have imposed a blackout on information and until their investigations are complete and the case is ready to go to trial , probably in two to three months time , no-one can say how many fakes were involved , what their real value was , nor indeed how many people worked in the ring . |
| 29 | Do you think their reasons are good ones ? |
| 30 | And , of course , their products are complementary . |