Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] that their " in BNC.
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| 1 | But in such a modern industrialized state it was not long before many groups realized that their role in the social and economic system made their co-operation and support essential to the Communist Party . |
| 2 | Journalists believed that their message could reach even the lower orders . |
| 3 | The authors believed that their serological results supported the view that infection with M paratuberculosis might cause Crohn 's disease . |
| 4 | In 1871 the Prussians feared that their Poles might rise up against them — partly as a late reaction to the failed anti-Russian uprising of 1863 , partly in protest at the incorporation of the Grand Duchy of Warsaw into the German Reich ; they deprived the Poles of the right to print their own magazines , newspapers and almanacs , and shortly afterwards banned the publication and circulation of Polish poetry . |
| 5 | Most heads felt that their level of job satisfaction had increased because they were able to make decisions quickly and then see the results of those decisions . |
| 6 | But a large majority of newspaper readers felt that their own papers were biased . |
| 7 | The industrial revolution changed the scene dramatically and animals for transport gave way to horses kept for sport and pleasure while the success of veterinary surgeons in raising the health standards of agricultural animals ensured that their services would remain in demand . |
| 8 | The Turkish authorities estimated that their charge to Iraq would be US$264,000,000 ; the UN was arguing for a lower figure . |
| 9 | Most village cattle were undernourished and unhealthy , and many contemporaries believed that their condition was getting worse . |
| 10 | Puritans believed that their distinctive religious outlook should inform every aspect of their lives . |
| 11 | Indeed , several of the researchers noted that their evidence was produced after the plight of the elderly had been drawn to the attention of employers , foremen , and co-workers ( Shenfield 1957 ; Acton Society Trust 1960 ; Fleming 1963 ) . |
| 12 | The parents argued that their action was not racially motivated , but rather reflected their concern that their children should be educated in a school with a prevailing Christian ethos , which they claimed would not be the case at the school designated by the LEA . |
| 13 | There have even been parents disappointed that their children in KS1 tests have achieved level 3 on the mistaken assumption that level 1 equated with 1st class . |
| 14 | Chemical engineering companies found that their very large complex expensive process plants could be controlled better by computer than by human operators . |
| 15 | The contras claimed that their action was intended to focus attention on the government 's failure to provide funds for the resettlement of former contras and their dependents . |
| 16 | Worried parents fretted that their children would be exposed to X-rated happenings . |
| 17 | Louisa 's parents decided that their daughter had been murdered . |
| 18 | They had 7 sons and , as schools in Canada had not attained an acceptable standard , the parents decided that their sons should have the benefit of Scottish education . |
| 19 | In the United States , senior health administrators stressed that their advice to doctors and researchers to continue working with AZT in the immediate wake of the Concorde results did not imply any criticism of the european study . |
| 20 | Third world countries felt that their concerns remained unaddressed . |
| 21 | In many respects the issues identified seem similar to those identified by Brown and Corby in that : the differing perspectives of parents and social workers may go unrecognized ; parents of children may feel pushed aside and disillusioned ; and when parents felt that their problems and wishes were understood they valued this highly . |
| 22 | Many parents felt that their own contribution to the assessment was only taken seriously when it supported what the professionals were saying . |
| 23 | With relatively small home markets , other countries feared that their national flag carriers would be swamped by big American airlines . |
| 24 | The investigators suggested that the combination of communication deviance and critical , intrusive or guilt-inducing affect from parents meant that their adolescent child had ‘ little recourse through communication with them for exploring , clarifying , or correcting his feelings of unworthiness , rejection , or isolation ’ . |
| 25 | Both countries insisted that their intervention was purely humanitarian , with the 450 French soldiers and 500 Belgian troops seeking to protect and evacuate the 4,000 French and 10,000 Belgian nationals in Zaïre . |
| 26 | Cruzan 's parents contended that their daughter would not wish to be kept alive in her present state and argued for the right to end her life . |
| 27 | Drugs : What parents can do DM.2 16 pages of guidance for parents worried that their teenage children are — or may be — using drugs . |
| 28 | Mr Hughes told the jury : ‘ The defendants complained that their table cloth was dirty and were generally noisy and offensive . |
| 29 | Not surprisingly , 68% of owner-directors said that their financial or material rewards had not increased over the past 12 months ; 65% now work over 50 hours a week , 38% have considered disposal over the past year , and over half have injected extra funds . |
| 30 | Nevertheless , between a fifth and a quarter of firms within the zones considered that their output , employment and productivity would be lower without on-site incentives . |