Example sentences of "that [pers pn] [vb base] their " in BNC.

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1 But it remains essential that I know their candidates ' attitudes before deciding .
2 I welcomed the Mozartean Players ' disc of the two Mozart Piano Quartets ( ) with open arms and I must say that I like their set of the Trios even more .
3 They also insisted that I sue their front door — and not my own — so that people had to go through their gallery .
4 This means that you seek their views , listen to their opinions and actively consider their contributions .
5 Ensure that you gain their understanding and commitment to this vision of excellence .
6 Some companies will allow you to fit the meter while others insist that you use their plumber — in one case , at a cost of up to £300 .
7 They need to know that you appreciate their efforts , your task is to spread irresistible enthusiasm .
8 Summarize to show that you understand their contribution .
9 ‘ It is only after you are married that you discover their true nature . ’
10 The hidden message to the children is that you value their engagement in their work .
11 If you have applied to the Social Services to help with funding you must be sure that you have their written approval too before work starts .
12 They 're too embarrassed to actually part with them and so you have this very difficult decision as to whether to insist that you have their laundry or whether you allow them to go on doing that , causing them to live in a smelly environment .
13 We will have to be very sure that we know what we 're talking about when we meet them to persuade them that we need their funds more and we can make better use of them and we hope to raise around half of that twenty five million pounds from them .
14 Because it is subject to the conditions of carriage that we accept their business and therefore we have to provide them with written information .
15 Erm John has suggested that we send their membership on and then that 's definitely it .
16 This does not mean that the person needs necessarily to go faster , but that they organize their time more effectively .
17 ( ii ) They should have continuing opportunities to write for formal or public purposes so that they increase their command of the structures of written Standard English .
18 On May 22 Gorbachev held a meeting with Gorbunovs and Estonia 's President Arnold Rüütel , later described by Rüütel as " difficult and unpleasant for all sides " , at which Gorbachev repeated the demand that they cancel their independence declarations before any negotiations on the republics ' status could begin .
19 We are led to the conclusion that 11a is grammatically but not semantically deviant by the fact that substitutes for bake which normalise the sentence ( e.g. shake , forsake ) , as a class , have no distinctive semantic attributes ( that is to say , members of the class share no characteristic patterns of co-occurrence with other open set elements that differentiate them from non-members ) ; however , they do share a grammatical peculiarity , which is that they form their past participles with — en .
20 Managers should be obliged by the Takeover Panel to provide their shareholders with the same information , particularly three-year cash-flow forecasts and industry analysis , that they show their bankers .
21 Or ‘ The trouble with self-made men is that they worship their creator . ’
22 They can argue that they make their position on these things perfectly clear , and that if people vote for them then they know what they are going to get and have no right to claim that sabbatarianism is being forced on them .
23 We ordinarily say of causal circumstances and causes that they make their effects happen , but we do not say , and will deny , that effects make either of the two causal items happen .
24 It 's something to do there 's a clue the clue to Switzerland is something to do with the way that they make their electricity .
25 Why is it that they bestow their ardour upon the well-adjusted , wholesome architects of pop 's fatal new maturity ?
26 Tie the beef and lamb into compact rolls or squares so that they retain their shape during cooking and will be easy to cut .
27 It must be made clear to students that they retain their Compact entitlements and may redeem them for employment within Compact companies whenever they leave education , whether at 16+ , 18+ or after higher education .
28 It is clear from thinking in Brussels and Paris that their views on international trade owe more to Friedrich List than to Adam Smith , although it is always surprising that they bemoan their countries ' so-called tutelage to the United States and at the same time attack the liberal economic policies which lie at the root of American power : why do they not realise that they should adopt economic liberalism as well ?
29 The speakers have chosen their own topics , based on their own interests and enthusiasms , and it is important that they convey their zest for the subject to an audience , preferably establishing at the outset that the subject deserves the audience 's attention .
30 Their applications have been stalled by the Securities and Exchange Commission 's demand that they re-run their accounts in accordance with principles used in the US .
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