Example sentences of "'s [adj] [noun pl] [verb] their " in BNC.
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| 1 | The new arrival 's haughty politeness suppressed their irritation ; his dress and studied self-sufficiency ( he had taken out a devotional book to read while sipping his brandy and water ) teased out their curiosity ; his amiability , when accosted , won their sympathy ; introductions followed at which his card commanded their instant respect and attention . |
| 2 | Eliot 's Hollow Men share their hopelessness with the inhabitants of the City of Dreadful Night . |
| 3 | Chico Mendes was internationally known for organising Amazon 's rubber tappers to defend their livelihood against the encroachments of landowners and timber merchants . |
| 4 | Determined to delve deeper into the matter , the DFG , one of the major channels for state funds for research which distributes DM 900 million ( £200 million ) annually for all subjects , has asked some of Germany 's top researchers to review their own areas and try to pin down some of the problems . |
| 5 | Linda and Co are used to wearing the most luxurious quality fabrics , cut by the world 's top couturiers to fit their finely-tuned bodies to perfection . |
| 6 | Popular etymology has claimed that ‘ Bredcroft ’ was the place where the town 's medieval bakers kept their ovens and Burton claims there was a court house there , but there is no evidence . |
| 7 | The dealer 's colourful stories captivated their imagination , made capital of their greed . |
| 8 | Today 's typical dishes reflect their French past with bisques , ragoûts , fricassees ( Cajun French for ‘ smothered ’ dishes ) and grillades . |
| 9 | DARLINGTON 'S Liberal councillors have their accused Labour counterparts of ‘ misleading ’ bowlers over plans to rebuild a pavilion destroyed by fire . |
| 10 | In the Financial Times ’ words of 10 March , ‘ Britain 's leading banks cut their base lending rates yesterday … after Bank of England signalled that it was ready to see borrowing costs fall … ’ ( our italics ) . |
| 11 | This means that the court will allow the Panel 's contemporaneous decisions to take their course and will only intervene ( if at all ) later and in retrospect by declaratory orders which would enable the Panel not to repeat any error , and would relieve individuals of the disciplinary consequences of any erroneous finding of a breach of the rules . |
| 12 | In order to persuade the company 's existing members to sell their shares , it will be necessary for the bidder to offer a premium over the current stock market price . |
| 13 | Space audit — the assessment of a client 's existing premises to define their long-term space requirements . |
| 14 | Her godmother 's astringent words had their effect and suddenly Sophie 's nervousness disappeared . |
| 15 | So she gave up , and sat between the vines in the hot sun , alternately sleeping and working her way through the dusty volumes of Peregrine Pickle , bound in crimson and gold leather , with real bookworms making agitated forays from their dark crannies into the heat and light across the extraordinary scenes where Smollett 's elderly ladies retained their urine indefinitely to put out putative fires , or sweetened their foul breaths with violet cachous to deceive desired young lovers . |
| 16 | In August 1752 Eustachio Bambini 's Italian singers began their command performances of intermezzos and opere buffe at the Paris Opéra ( possibly in consequence of its poor financial shape ; in 1749 the king had passed its privilege to the City of Paris ) . |
| 17 | Middlesbrough Bears 50 Long Eaton Invaders 39 BORO 'S unpredictable Bears grabbed their first league win of the season last night although they made hard work of it at a bitterly cold Cleveland Park . |
| 18 | Hemingway 's short sentences derive their power from their revolt against earlier , more discursive styles . |
| 19 | Both looked well pleased after hours of hard drinking and glowered at their sober master 's harsh strictures to leave their ale and go back through the pouring rain to King 's Steps and another unpleasant journey along the Thames . |
| 20 | Although Britain 's hungry kids munched their way through enough Big Macs and French fries to boost turnover by 8% to £480m , profits at the 431-strong outfit crashed 44% to only £19m last year . |
| 21 | He likes to recall China 's ‘ 5,000 year-old tradition of history ’ ( which takes us back to the mythical Yellow Emperor ) and urges China 's battered intellectuals to revive their patriotic spirit . |
| 22 | They may not be too sure about the opposition , but Swindon 's African imports have their sights set firmyly on their goal . |
| 23 | Still to come : Britain 's rare birds have their best breeding season for years , plus a look at the day 's financial and sports news . |
| 24 | He scored a three count on the last end of the final match against Essex for victory as Suffolk 's young bowlers held their breath for an improbable win . |
| 25 | Boz 's fellow gipsies nodded their unanimous agreement , but Christian pleaded , ‘ Give it a try , Boz . |
| 26 | TUESDAY : As England 's senior footballers marshall their resources in Chorzow , Steve Bull scores twice as the Under-21s beat their Polish counterparts 3-1 . |
| 27 | A secular power such as Constantine 's , if aligned with the orthodoxy of the time , would have provided an effective bulwark against any attempt by Jesus 's true heirs to assert their claim . |
| 28 | BONN ( Reuter ) — Chancellor Helmut Kohl 's Christian Democrats suffered their fourth successive election setback this year in voting yesterday in North Rhine-Westphalia , West Germany 's most populous state . |