Example sentences of "it was their " in BNC.
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| 61 | But it was their hostess who was the most elegant . |
| 62 | They could look at the power station without the slightest premonition of disaster and the horror of the Whistler seemed as much beyond their interest as it was their comprehension . |
| 63 | He did not doubt their ‘ capacity for culture ’ ; it was their ‘ environment ’ which was ‘ fatal ’ . |
| 64 | It was their view , and that of many an old-fashioned Mum , that the good Lord required a regular daily bowel movement . |
| 65 | They both relied solely on speechreading ; it was their first meeting . |
| 66 | I felt a perverse , and entirely unfair , urge to bang their heads together and tell them it was their duty to be depressed and scruffy like me . |
| 67 | It was their second night like this . |
| 68 | It was their responsibility to deal with Orkney children . |
| 69 | It was their constant anxiety . |
| 70 | It was their first lesson of many , that what was promised and paid for bore little relation to what would be received . |
| 71 | It was their duty to report all crime in their areas , and to investigate serious cases . |
| 72 | I quickly told them that it was their problem and they who had to sort it out . |
| 73 | Little realising it was their road to Eternity . |
| 74 | It was their job to lure foundering ships onto the rocks before plundering the cargo . |
| 75 | In 1982 , he sacked on the spot several high-ranking officials for failing to maintain an adequate food supply to the main market in Bucharest — as if it was their fault that there was nothing to show the General-Secretary when he put in a surprise inspection visit . |
| 76 | It was their third attempt on the peak , having been repulsed twice by storms . |
| 77 | it was their duty as a cooperative organisation to go to the aid of the N.U.R . |
| 78 | It was stressed to us that pupils having difficulty with English because it was their second language should not be equated with pupils with other special educational needs . |
| 79 | It was their way of expressing the saying , ‘ If you ca n't beat them , join them . ’ |
| 80 | It was their third meeting . |
| 81 | Both aroused the opposition of the traditional teachers , the brahmins in Hinduism and the rabbis in Judaism , though it was their adherents in following generations who heightened the differences until they resulted in complete separation and the founding of two new religions . |
| 82 | The group issued a statement which said that in view of the adverse publicity accorded to a vocal minority they felt that it was their duty in the interests of democracy and employment in the area to state that there is a silent majority in favour of the proposed Raybestos development . |
| 83 | The Raffertys of this world , even in the changing climate of 1945 , Harriet reflected , still seemed to think it was their duty to ensure that others , rather than themselves , had a little relaxation . |
| 84 | The Special Branch knew everything about Claire Fraser because it was their job to dig around the politicians and their families , especially with an Irish connection like hers . |
| 85 | It was their ritual , ever since she 'd been able to string words together . |
| 86 | The subject matter focuses on the work of Fleischmann and Pons for it was their claims that excited the interest and fuelled the passions . |
| 87 | ‘ It was their wing , |
| 88 | Waiting day after day , many said they would ‘ keep trying ’ because it was their only hope . |
| 89 | Well , in as much as it was their spending decisions on records that determined the programme 's line-up . |
| 90 | It was their greatest result since they beat England 2-1 here nine years ago . |