Example sentences of "[prep] their [noun pl] [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The assumptions underpinning the theory are that new suppliers can easily enter the market and there are no restraints on trade ; that consumers are well-informed about their wants and the choices open to them and can exert leverage over sellers by threatening to take their business elsewhere . |
| 2 | When I meet people who are HIV positive or who have got AIDS , I am always surprised at how positive they are ; it 's personally inspiring for me to meet people who have thought out what they are doing about their lives and the changes they have made . |
| 3 | Will the nominees really know more about local policing and more about their areas than the people from local authorities already do ? |
| 4 | He looked dismayed , as if the word conjured up a vision of a formal enquiry , with everyone being grilled about their movements and the happy atmosphere of his beloved school fouled by dark suspicions . |
| 5 | One would hope that major retailers will be clear in their minds about their activities and the consequences that may accrue . |
| 6 | They began to drift into amiable silence when they had asked each other questions about their children and the schools , and the plans they had for their holiday in Ireland . |
| 7 | Most of the grandstands were full and the sun was warm enough for the men to have taken off their jackets and the women their cardigans . |
| 8 | That William and Mary Prince and Princesse of Orange bee and bee declared , King and Queen of England France and Ireland and the Dominions there unto belonging to hold the Crowne and Roy all Dignity of the said Kingdom 's and Dominions to them the said Prince and Princesss during their lives and the life of the Survivor of them and that the Sole and full exercise of the Regall Power be only in and executed by the said Prince of Orange in the Names of the said Prince and Princesse during their Joynt lives And after their deceases the said Crowne and Roy all Dignity of the said Kingdoms and Dominions to be to the heires of the body of the said Princesse : And for default of such Issue to the Princesse Anne of Denmarke and the heires of her body . |
| 9 | All the parts of such an ecosystem — organic and inorganic , biome and habitat — may be regarded as interacting factors which , in a mature ecosystem , are in approximate equilibrium : it is through their interactions that the whole system is maintained . |
| 10 | Banks , yes you deal with banks and er they know a lot about your affairs because you 've got your bank account and it goes through their hands and the know all about that . |
| 11 | One can recognise easily why so many later European commentators extolled classical Greece as the model for their contemporaries since the material conditions of these changes from rural to urban , from aristocracy to bourgeoisie , and from oligarchy to proto-democracy similarly characterised their own social situation . |
| 12 | The Christian base on Cyprus was of immense strategic importance for the crusaders , who now had both a jumping-off point for their armies and a supply base which was virtually impregnable . |
| 13 | They argue that in some cases parents ' contribution depends on their ‘ tenacity , willingness to fight for their rights and a belief in their children 's educational capacity ’ . |
| 14 | It 's up to individuals to continue to fight for their beliefs after the trendiness vanishes . |
| 15 | AT LEAST one person died and three others were fighting for their lives after a school canoeing trip went disastrously wrong yesterday . |
| 16 | Far from valuing disorder , they are engaged in the genesis of significance for their lives and an order in their actions that is their own . |
| 17 | BRITISH holidaymakers told yesterday how they fled for their lives when a killer flood surged through their campsite . |
| 18 | The groundcrew running away are special effects men running for their lives as the planned-for sequence went wrong but with cinematically-sensational results ! |
| 19 | Ian and Delos ( Peter Diamond ) row for their lives as the galley runs into a storm . |
| 20 | They fled for their lives as the great Hell-hounds caught their scent and bayed in savage glee . |
| 21 | He had taken her to most of the local beauty spots ; arranged for cannon to be fired over the lake for their echoes and the quaint museum to be selectively open when they visited the place . |
| 22 | Directors do not normally expect payment for their services though a small gift might be appropriate . |
| 23 | Rangers had the excuse of injuries for their cockups but the scum were at full strength . |
| 24 | No praise is high enough for their efforts and the kindness shown to myself and my wife . |
| 25 | But most families in Britain are familiar with using hospitals and demand in-patient care for their relatives when a crisis arises . |
| 26 | I know that tenants are worried by the extent of the price rises for their rents that the brewers are suggesting . |
| 27 | This approach is supported for commercial reasons by large retailers , notably do-it-yourself stores , who have discovered that , if their stores are open on Sundays , not merely is this a convenience for their customers but a significant increase in their trade is generated . |
| 28 | The girls were looking for their clothes while the flames were getting worse . |
| 29 | Many say they have had to turn down surgery , for instance , because they could not find alternative care for their dependants when a bed became available . |
| 30 | The governments of Byelarus , Kazakhstan , Kirgizstan , Moldova , Uzbekistan and Ukraine had called on the Russian government on April 2 not to deregulate oil prices before Oct. 1 , fearing for their economies if the cheap fuel they received from Russia was instead sold to them at world prices . |