Example sentences of "[pers pn] [noun] [prep] their " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just as the first Venetians found that the water-logged islands of their lagoon , far from merely affording them protection from their enemies on land , also provided them with ideal access to the sea and with it immense possibilities of wealth and naval power , so it emerged in the course of human social evolution that the psychological mechanisms which had been necessary in socializing man also proved serviceable for many other enterprises and in time produced the great flowering of human culture which we see around us today . |
| 2 | At I prepared to return to Britain , several of my relatives gave me copies of their identity cards , the deed for their houses and even the ownership documents for their property . |
| 3 | But by God , they shall find me stick in their gullets and rip their bellies open . ’ |
| 4 | The coca takes the edge off their appetites and brings them luck in their search for tin . |
| 5 | The Dwarfs sent word to the Dwarf capital of Karaz a Karak high in the Worlds Edge Mountains , explaining that the Night Goblins were virtually holding them prisoners within their own citadel and that without reinforcements it could only be a matter of time before the Dwarfs were defeated . |
| 6 | They accused him of altering the figures on receipts for money they had given for the release of prisoners , handing over a smaller sum to creditors and pocketing the difference ; charging prisoners for candles ; taking £5 out of the Poor Box to free a prisoner ; lending them money on their plate and watches which belonged to their creditors . |
| 7 | I skirted the dike district too — or at any rate two big chicks denied me entry to their purple sanctum . |
| 8 | The appearance , albeit a misleading one , of an area uncluttered by the constraints characterizing other areas is an attractive one … the blacks who follow in the wake of Wonder and Marley make them models for their behaviour . |
| 9 | ‘ The only mistake , as far as I can see , is in Brackenbury giving me intelligence of their plan today instead of tomorrow . |
| 10 | Likert 's conclusion was that the style of supervision is more important in achieving better results than any more general factors such as job interest , loyalty towards the company etc. ( however , it remains true that employees must receive rewards ( pay etc ) which give them compensation for their efforts . |
| 11 | This means giving them assistance in their cases , and even ( with the client 's consent ) taking cases for them in court if owing to some clash of appointments they find themselves unable to appear . |
| 12 | Being able to work on Sunday would give them flexibility in their contract work , which included the Bangor by-pass and Pen-y-Clip tunnel . |
| 13 | And Lina , offering me oranges for their health-giving properties . |
| 14 | They gave me room in their carriage , but I found them very cold and strange . |
| 15 | This is particularly important for elementary students as it helps them keep pace with the programme and therefore gives them confidence in their ability to cope with longer stretches of language . |
| 16 | Her aim had been to get the girls excited about mathematics , and to give them confidence in their own ability . |
| 17 | This ensures that the modules have not been inadvertently or maliciously tampered with or corrupted and gives you confidence in their integrity . |
| 18 | " I ca n't give you guarantees about their political purity . " |
| 19 | Any of the training establishments listed in the back of this book will be happy to send you details of their own courses in hypnotherapy . |
| 20 | And if I speak a bit plain … just think of me as the woman who gave up everything to save you girls from their worst dangers Dear sisters there is not one of us ladies … who wo n't tell you that we have learnt our most precious lessons of faith … and patience , and self-sacrifice and contentedness under trials from you . |
| 21 | something with erm surveying or whatever erm through one of these courses which gives you exemption from their sort of passing their exams or whatever , or |
| 22 | But I can certainly ask them questions about their dealings with Mr Bond . ’ |
| 23 | He especially liked to be taken to the home of a couple , to sleep securely between them if they 'd let him , and then in the morning to ask them questions about their house , about the furniture which they 'd chosen together . |
| 24 | You could ask them questions about their lives . |
| 25 | The siege has given them publicity for their ideas , of course , but what they really want , to save Liam 's life , is something quite different . |
| 26 | Readers wishing to lend support to President Collor 's plan to demarcate as soon as possible 94,000km 2 of Yanomami territory , guaranteeing them rights to their land , should write to President Fernando Collor de Mello , Palacio do Planalto , Praca dos Três Poderes , 70.150 Brasilia , DF Brazil . |
| 27 | They sat there for a long time , drinking their milk , gazing out at the grey drizzle while the Bārakotes told them stories about their home in the south , about the brightly coloured saris that the women wear , about the bazaars , and all the shops and stalls with beads and bangles , oranges , lemons , spices , chilli . |
| 28 | In their turn they wanted the Argonauts to tell them stories of their journeys . |
| 29 | Out from them conquerors in their turn have gone to found a legend like the Welsh Madoc , an empire like the men of Devon . |
| 30 | Ministers are responsible to Parliament through the convention of individual ministerial responsibility which assigns to them control of their departments , for which they are answerable to Parliament . |