Example sentences of "[num] [vb past] their " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of 71 marked salmon caught at Issaquah Creek , 70 lacked their right pelvic fins ; all 124 marked salmon caught at the University Hatchery lacked their left pelvic fins . |
| 2 | As a consequence wives in social class I and II in 1986 produced their first child when they were more than four years older than wives in social class IV and V. From the 1930s until the 1970s the average couple 's first baby arrived about twenty months after their marriage . |
| 3 | Käthe Kollwitz , who was an honourary member from 1940 to 1943 and Oda Schottmüller the resistance fighter who was killed by the Nazis in 1943 retained their membership . |
| 4 | However 384 , 387 and 397 failed their annual inspections on 12 October 1951 and on 9 January 1952 , the remainder were withdrawn and moved to Penhall Road scrap yard to meet their fate . |
| 5 | Amidst suspicions that the North Korean government was prevaricating in order to relocate and conceal evidence of its nuclear weapons programme , the South Korean and US governments on March 2 reiterated their demand that North Korea had to submit to inter-Korean and IAEA inspections by April and May respectively . |
| 6 | Rebel detachments of the National Guard on Dec. 22 launched their attempt to storm Government House , which was barricaded and defended by soldiers loyal to Gamsakhurdia . |
| 7 | The Kildalton Masonic Lodge No. 552 held their annual election , then the Lodge was closed and the brethren marched in procession by torch light through the village . |
| 8 | The Kildalton Lodge 552 held their meeting to elect office bearers on old New Year 's Day and had a supper to follow but no torchlight procession . |
| 9 | At first , Marton 's new cars 10–15 retained their old equipment , but in December 1949 car 21 went into service completely modernised with new ‘ silent ’ bogies , four motors and VAMBAC control equipment : the first Marton Vambac . |
| 10 | A report on Manchester mills in 1784 condemned their low ceilings and floors overcrowded with machinery as well as noting the effects of cotton dust and friction-heated oil . |
| 11 | The six received their awards from the Celebrities Guild of Great Britain at London 's Royal Garden Hotel . |
| 12 | Although the six cased their announcement as marking the end of the Unix GUI wars — and Sun chief Scott McNealy was finally heard uttering support for the dreaded ‘ M ’ word — reaction to the news was mixed . |
| 13 | For those who have been closely watching the developments in the current Intergovernmental Conferences of the European Community , the Dutch proposals of September 1991 confirmed their deepening concern . |
| 14 | 29 aircraft claimed to have bombed the city , 21 brought their bombs back having failed to locate their targets and six jettisoned their loads in the sea . |
| 15 | In the very month that the Six began their discussions , war broke out in Korea . |
| 16 | Hundreds donned their full early-1960s gear , or paraded in their cars , in the hope of being cast as extras in the film . |
| 17 | The death of the prince of Wales in March 1751 dashed their hopes of royal preferment . |
| 18 | September 1991 saw their first entry into a small local dog show and they parked next to a couple with two Dobermans who knew what dog showing was all about . |
| 19 | The average holiday cost £370 a week and nine out of 10 thought their holiday had been good value . |
| 20 | When the summary was finished , virtually everyone around the table at Number 10 gave their view . |
| 21 | They married the next year and in the summer of 1991 bought their home in Upton . |
| 22 | A routine mission on April 24 , followed by a ‘ milk run ’ on April 26 completed their missions for that month , bringing the total to 15 — halfway through their tour/ |
| 23 | By the end of the decade more than 1,200 had their snouts in the trough . |
| 24 | Crowds of more than 700 filled the club at the weekends and under-eighteens had their own room , so bands usually played two sets a night . |
| 25 | When their secondment did come to an end , 22 returned to their former jobs , 7 continued their secondments , 14 moved to another employer and 7 entered entirely new jobs . |
| 26 | Several of the leading radical publicists of the 1870s made their name as champions of female emancipation from the domination of fathers and husbands . |
| 27 | The factor which clinched their decision was the discovery of a house which they could only afford to buy if all three pooled their resources . |
| 28 | All three passed their first accounting examinations . |
| 29 | For rather larger projects , the JCT in 1984 produced their Intermediate Form of Building Contract . |
| 30 | In Northern Ireland in 1988 , while 1105 companies were subject to quota legislation , only 298 met their obligations under the Act . |