Example sentences of "of [noun pl] that their " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have had reports from a high percentage of attendees that their levels of self-esteem and confidence have increased considerably . |
| 2 | So it was — as Steve Gould put it — that Charles Lyell " managed to convince future generations of geologists that their science had begun with him " . |
| 3 | They did not have the money to stay out on strike or take other sorts of actions that their employers opposed … . |
| 4 | In fact it is a characteristic of teachers that their spirits vary quite markedly . |
| 5 | There is no doubt among those who have been given the gift of tongues that their prayer life and their ability to praise God in all circumstances has grown dramatically . |
| 6 | They exchanged addresses , bits of old sausage , gave each other presents of socks that their wives and sweethearts had knitted , and hoped and pretended , that it was all over . |
| 7 | Similarly , the insistence of lords that their tenants perform their feudal duty of watch and ward ( guet et garde ) , or carry out necessary repairs to castle wall or ditch , as their predecessors had customarily done , was an insistence which reflected economic necessity . |