Example sentences of "[det] [noun] [verb] their " in BNC.
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| 1 | In neither case did their husbands fully understand their aspirations and the nature of their difficulties which meant that the burdens of domestic work and childcare went largely unrelieved . |
| 2 | Hugging the ground , dodging clumps of splintered trees , hopping over hedges and walls and old fortified lines , Lambert led Kimberley and Killion so low that they had little opportunity to take their eyes off the terrain and look for balloons . |
| 3 | As a hotel increases in size , however , the tasks have to be subdivided into separate areas of work and supervised by section heads ; and in a very large hotel ( Fig. 1.2 ) the volume of work is such that under departmental heads staff specialise in one aspect of the work only and there is little opportunity to relate their individual efforts to the whole operation . |
| 4 | This year it is therefore EXTREMELY IMPORTANT that we all sell our 2 books and as an incentive HQ say that each branch returning their block of completed lottery ticket stubs with a single branch cheque can keep 20% . |
| 5 | When Dyer , Brown and Goldstein ( 1970 ) were writing their book in the later 19605 , there was very little practice to guide their comments on non-book media , which were therefore very general , but the importance was recognized and the book made a brave , if insufficient , attempt at a new educational basis for a library programme . |
| 6 | Again using improvisation as its ethos , the album once more finds Talk Talk sailing blissfully off into the unknown , each musician using their own initiative , steering the music through freeform jazz and contemporary classical music , Hollis occasionally adding a few lines of comfort and despair in his fragile and tender voice . |
| 7 | In the UK , different local authorities have developed a range of renewal policies but there has been little attempt to evaluate their effect in the wider urban context . |
| 8 | Their charm is that they are all so different in character — and each Take That fan has their favourite . |
| 9 | The 1924–25 series was the first in which the captains of each side had their birthdays while playing for their country . |
| 10 | I was therefore instructed to discontinue the action on the basis that each side paid their own costs , although the Guardian had suffered a continuous reverse in their attempts to maintain the right to press freedom and to maintain secrecy about their informant . |
| 11 | On the one hand there was the need to allow individual divergences from the hierarchy and to leave teachers some freedom to make their own contribution to the curriculum — a goal often repeated by all Secretaries of State as they sought to limit that freedom . |
| 12 | By repelling the French attack , the Germans had , however , in some measure abandoned their potentially lethal Schlieffen Plan , for the late Chief of Staff 's intention had been to offer only weak resistance in this area , so luring the French forward . |
| 13 | Some pool-owners prefer their concrete pool to have a coloured finish and this can be provided during the mixing stage . |
| 14 | In a society where animals were being exploited with increasing intensity , self-justifying proposals of this kind allowed their suffering to be accepted with a clear conscience ( Thomas , 1983 ) . |
| 15 | Salter J. posed the question ‘ whether it is allowable to parties to an arbitration of this kind to make their own agreement as to costs , ’ and said : ‘ I am unable to distinguish the position of such an arbitrator from that of a judge in this respect , ’ and , at p. 359 , said : |
| 16 | If our democracy is to retain popular support and respect , it seems vital that the 60pc of voters regularly voting for change are given some opportunity to bring their ideals and values to bear on society . |
| 17 | In addition , the whole climate of opinion created by the Government has induced some employers to short-change their staff as and when the possibility has arisen . |
| 18 | Their ability to demand high wages was by 1790 causing some employers to dislodge their hold by introducing machinery : " we are determined to destroy all sorts of Masheens for printing in the Kingdom " , runs one of the milder sentences in an anonymous letter from the journeymen received by one employer . |
| 19 | Others overlook this opportunity to share their interests with parents and do n't even seem aware of their parents ' need for mental and emotional stimulus . |
| 20 | If the students we teach have access to video , we need to help them use this opportunity to develop their control of the language they are studying . |
| 21 | Women took this opportunity to broaden their horizons , and many of the women of the English Civil War distinguished themselves by great acts of heroism . |
| 22 | Because the questionnaire was conducted in strict confidence some took this opportunity to express their thoughts . |
| 23 | Several thousand species of fish have developed bony connections of some kind to link their swim bladders to the inner ear capsules , so that the vibrations picked up and amplified by the sympathetic resonance of the swim bladder are transmitted to the semicircular canals . |
| 24 | They are generally very attractive and well made ; the dyes are of excellent quality , although there is a tendency by some groups to overwash their items , which weakens the pile ( p. 27 ) . |
| 25 | In this connection , central government and LEAs were urged to be sensitive to the wishes of some groups to have their daughters educated in single-sex schools . |
| 26 | finally the only ones with their feet up will be the two RAF sergeants from Hereford who this afternoon completed their marathon triathlon from John o Groats to Lands End … |
| 27 | Some birds laid their eggs on the floor and others showed signs of frustration . |
| 28 | The discount houses would then be obliged to pay whatever level of interest was required to prevent banks ' demanding money at call , i.e. that rate of interest on call money which persuaded banks not to use this route to increase their balances at the Bank but to forgo instead their intention of increased lending . |
| 29 | Some artists separate their art from their lives , some are articulate about their aims , others are gruffly evasive . |
| 30 | It may be appropriate sometimes to use a material which does not confirm to a given-set of standards ; equally some artists need their materials to be consistent . |