Example sentences of "[v-ing] [conj] [vb past] their " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thrips or thunder flies as they are sometimes called because of their tendency to fly in clouds when thunder threatens — are minute midge-like flies that like to get into buds just as the bud scales ( sepals ) are opening and lay their eggs there . |
| 2 | Many women have started smoking or increased their consumption . |
| 3 | One major pharmaceutical products company recently used our service to remove contaminated lint dust from the air conditioning ducting that served their production area . |
| 4 | Robyn was quite sure she was not ; but she enjoyed the warmth and companionship of the group , the hugging and kissing that accompanied their meetings and partings . |
| 5 | True , my eyes did the selecting that guided their evolution , but at every stage I was limited to a small clutch of progeny offered up by random mutation , and my selection " strategy " , such as it was , was opportunistic , capricious and short-term . |
| 6 | He somehow seemed familiar with the jokes that the young were making and used their slang . |