Example sentences of "that [verb] [adv] their [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite popular mythology concerning ‘ evil ’ and vicious species that track down their victims ruthlessly and mercilessly , the reality is that no venom , no poison , no bite , no sting , is ever administered except under extreme provocation or simply by accident , unless the victim is either a potential prey or a rival belonging to the same species . |
| 2 | The air that stirred round their trunks seemed green , thick , rippling — as if it were not air but drifting water . |
| 3 | The girls had long ringlets of the deepest black that cascaded down their backs , while the boy 's hair , similarly black and lustrous , was tied in a ponytail at his neck . |
| 4 | Seaford , Hastings , Winchelsea and Rye suffered from the old Sussex enemy , the longshore drift that silted up their harbours relentlessly . |
| 5 | Under the heading ‘ tax fairness ’ , he has identified wealthy individuals , executive compensation , ‘ runaway plants ’ ( US companies that close down their plants and ship their employees abroad ) and the US subsidiaries of foreign companies as targets for tax increases . |
| 6 | Mr Bergg said : ‘ When you approach Darlington the first thing you see are two posters from Conservative and Labour criticising each other that sums up their campaigns . ’ |
| 7 | Child care became something of a battleground , and policy-makers and practitioners were influenced by the battles of ideas that raged over their activities . |