Example sentences of "[noun pl] [subord] of a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He stressed that the meaning was to be contrasted with an error made in carrying out the testator 's intentions by the draftsman 's words , and also with a mistaken choice of words because of a failure to understand the testator 's intentions ( a matter covered by s 20(1) ( b ) of the Act . |
| 2 | The spadefish swim faster in schools because of a slime given off by the swimming fish . |
| 3 | The prospect that perhaps hundreds of black and Asian children may have been wrongly consigned to special schools because of a failure properly to understand their needs is one which education authorities have been reluctant to confront . |
| 4 | His replacement , Sosuke Uno , was forced out of office after only two months because of a sex scandal . |
| 5 | The museum had been closed for several months because of a leaking roof . |
| 6 | However , Queen 's will be struggling for a scrum-half with former Irish Schools ' skipper Kenton Hillman ruled out for two months because of a shoulder injury , while centre Gerry Ross is heading for Trinity . |
| 7 | ABERDEEN 's Stewart McKimmie , who has not played a first-team game for seven months because of a knee injury , could be recalled for the Scottish Cup , quarter-final replay with Clydebank , at Kilbowie Park , tonight . |
| 8 | Both of the hypertonic ORS contained higher glucose concentrations and higher water obsorption might have been expected from these solutions because of a greater stimulatory effect on active glucose transport . |
| 9 | VAUXHALL is recalling more than 7,000 Astra turbo diesel cars because of a possible electrical fault . |
| 10 | I love Sally 's pictures because of a certain magic and charm she brings out in every thing she paints . |
| 11 | Second-hand and home-made toys are to be withdrawn from sale in charity shops because of a new EC law . |
| 12 | In the end , however , they and everyone else came to the less romantic conclusion that these objects , which were given the name pulsars , were in fact rotating neutron stars that were emitting pulses of radio waves because of a complicated interaction between their magnetic fields and surrounding matter . |
| 13 | I want to stick to making sculptures of animals because of a love of them . |
| 14 | A family is living in the firing line of over-enthusiastic golfers because of a planning mistake . |
| 15 | difficulties in the learning of simple actions , such as learning to brush their teeth or tie their shoes because of a difficulty in imitating . |
| 16 | Furthermore , gp160 has the potential for raising unwanted autoimmune responses because of a region similar to MHC class II present in the gp41 moiety but not in gp 120 . |
| 17 | A lack of trust in the parents because of a worrying secret can undermine the child 's sense of security at home . |
| 18 | Lifesaving treatment for children with an inherited lung disease had to be provided by parents because of a shortage of trained hospital staff . |
| 19 | PEOPLE suffering from HIV and Aids have been forced to leave their communities because of a lack of understanding , says a health promotion adviser . |
| 20 | It would be churlish to suggest that either RWC or the Italian Federation fell down in some areas because of a lack of will to make the event succeed . |
| 21 | A nursing home where mentally-ill patients were said to have been left lying in wet beds because of a shortage of staff will NOT be allowed to re-open . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Supporting Labour 's blueprint for an integrated transport system , he said : ‘ Never again must we see a Prime Minister chasing coffins and attending funerals because of a lack of proper investment in transport . |
| 24 | 9.18–26 ; Luke 8.40–56 ) he heals a woman who has been unclean for many years because of a flow of blood . |
| 25 | But it has kept its head down in recent years because of a huge $4 billion corporate debt and a slide in sales . |
| 26 | I WAS in analysis for years because of a traumatic childhood . |
| 27 | ALONG with six million other householders , I 've been unable to use a hosepipe for more than two years because of a drought order . |
| 28 | HEADACHES during or after sex are still a mystery after more than 2,000 years because of a lack of study , researchers said today . |
| 29 | But I was also terrified of the geese because of a childhood experience — I was chased by a flock and the memory always stayed with me . |
| 30 | Although BSC says it is halting production for three weeks because of a sharp drop in demand , unions and all Scottish parties fear the unprecedented break could be a prelude to something much worse . |