Example sentences of "their [noun pl] [subord] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Boys , more than girls perhaps , face the problem of ‘ street credibility ’ with their contemporaries because of the public 's perception of a church choir . |
| 2 | People were defending their opinions as to the identity of the murderer and scoffing at others . |
| 3 | ‘ These people ca n't sell their homes because of the recession , so they ca n't separate and split their assets . |
| 4 | difficulties in the learning of simple actions , such as learning to brush their teeth or tie their shoes because of a difficulty in imitating . |
| 5 | ‘ They probably feel they should sort out their lives because of the risk of war , ’ Maureen said . |
| 6 | PEOPLE suffering from HIV and Aids have been forced to leave their communities because of a lack of understanding , says a health promotion adviser . |
| 7 | STUDENTS hoping to begin degree courses next year face confusion over their applications because of a power struggle between polytechnics and universities , writes Fran Abrams . |
| 8 | Theorists may also be more difficult to follow in their arguments because of a current of polemic with which a reader may not be familiar . |
| 9 | The police were given the power to ban marches or alter their routes if in the opinion of the authorities they were likely to cause a breach of the peace . |
| 10 | This was especially true in eastern Europe , where many states were larger and central governments usually less effective at the peripheries of their territories than in the west . |
| 11 | In most areas , the door would be slammed in their faces because of the housing department 's assumption that owner-occupiers can meet their own housing needs . |
| 12 | Problem drinkers will not change their habits because of a warning label . |
| 13 | BLUE Velvet have been forced to cancel some of their gigs because of a lack of new material . |
| 14 | Presumably he will ask the Lord Chief Justice ( and trial judges where possible ) if they object to their recommendations as to the tariff period and other material expressions of view now being revealed to the prisoner . |
| 15 | Leisure centres close their doors because of a lack of sufficient funds to operate them . |