Example sentences of "[det] [verb] their " in BNC.
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| 1 | The members of society thus perceive themselves as private individuals , each pursuing their own private and competing interests . |
| 2 | Prison Department divisions were widely criticized by governors for appearing to operate in isolation , each pursuing their own areas of interest without regard to the priorities of other divisions and establishment needs . |
| 3 | There is some evidence that it was Snowden who suggested the formula of the ‘ doctor 's mandate ’ , at a Cabinet meeting on 5 October , under which the component parts of the National Government were each to issue their own manifestos , with a separate personal appeal from the Prime Minister , According to Neville Chamberlain , ‘ Snowden … produced the suggestion that the Prime Minister should issue his own manifesto asking for a free hand [ i.e. on tariffs ] and the two Party leaders should each issue their own programmes and to our astonishment this was at once accepted by the Liberals , ' Amery , who perhaps got the information from Chamberlain , wrote in his diary on 6 October , ‘ Apparently when the deadlock seemed most complete Snowden suggested that the PM should issue his own manifesto , each of the other party leaders issuing theirs . ' |
| 4 | we make something to get in , that pricks their ears up , and think , yes , I want to listen to this guy . |
| 5 | Maybe the authors realised this anyway , as they each made their colonies telepathic — and for that to solve the problem the collective mind must in some sense exist as a permanent , ordered structure of its own . |
| 6 | But although the separate continents each produced their unique mammals , the general pattern of evolution in all three areas was the same . |
| 7 | ‘ A policy must now be announced which makes it clear that the UN will recognise the rights of Croatia , Slovenia and Bosnia to live in peace , each keeping their own borders intact . |
| 8 | Memories as epileptic twinges that fade out reality , that causes their minds to go reluctantly back to another time , another place where they hardly ever go now except in their dreams and in their nightmares . |
| 9 | Now I learnt that whilst Mum was a lifelong Conservative , Dad was a determined Liberal , although neither shouted their allegiance . |
| 10 | Soviet aid has helped in maintaining the population 's morale and the regime 's credibility and unity , while US aid to the to the mujahedin has done little to increase their unity , morale or fighting ability . |
| 11 | Each has their own personal allowance and rate band ; and each pays their own tax and receives their own tax rebates . |
| 12 | Children are encouraged to support one another , recognising that each has their own strengths and weaknesses . |
| 13 | Each has their relative advantages and disadvantages . |
| 14 | Each has their own schizoid features , Presley gorging on chocs and biscuits , Haley preferring to lapse into drugged sleep and oblivion , but both paralysed with terror of the world outside and indulging in dreams of the golden days when mummy and daddy were alive and all was right with the world . |
| 15 | The Leverhulme study also devoted one volume specifically to the arts in higher education ( Robinson 1982 ) , but although this contained much interesting material , particularly on social and anthropological views of the arts , it did little to establish their epistemological base . |
| 16 | The Liverpool Crosby and Southport Railway , West Lancashire Railway , East Lancashire Railway , Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway each built their own depots at various sites around the town . |
| 17 | Most of them do feel that they have succeeded in bringing on board the majority of people in a country such as this to support their claims . |
| 18 | Some advertise their trips as environmental Journeys and have hit on an ingenious method of sponsorship . |
| 19 | Some push their way in , some squeeze themselves out , some wait hoping that a tide may carry them through . |
| 20 | Of the 40 guests at Cannigione , slightly less than half book their first choice as dinghy sailing . |
| 21 | This became their Model A ( sometimes listed as Model P ) , and attracted the attention of local businessmen who financed its production , setting up in Springfield , Massachusetts . |
| 22 | The girls screamed ; some gritted their teeth , others stayed cool as if nothing worried them . |
| 23 | Do people identify with the communities in which they live or with their professional , religious or ethnic communities and how does this affect their attitude to political involvement ? |
| 24 | More than half admitted their cravings were worst when they were lonely , depressed or under stress , delegates at the British Psychological Society 's London conference heard yesterday . |
| 25 | Some made their excuses and left , muttering about being able to hire a video any time they wanted . |
| 26 | While some made their way to the more traditional setting of the cafe by choice , two of them in denim overalls and safety boots set about the polishing , cleaning and oiling of duty loco , Maid Marian . |
| 27 | Since there was a belief among many black schoolchildren that the " fastest in the Borough " would always be a black child , some made their assessment of ethnicity on this basis rather than a linguistic one . |
| 28 | Some make their parents anxious by the kind of friends they choose and the models they copy . |
| 29 | Some make their facilities available to postgraduate students . |
| 30 | Some work in a hotel , some make their living from the sea , maybe fishing , maybe making boats . |