Example sentences of "[noun pl] ' [noun sg] because they " in BNC.
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1 | Many women are filled with trepidation at the thought of their husbands ' retirement because they just want to do nothing . |
2 | John O'Loan , head of Sky News , received the judges ' award because they ‘ noted the increasing significance of Sky News as a contributor to the journalistic mix ’ . |
3 | Management organized a Black workers ' meeting because they needed our response to a report on ethnic minorities . |
4 | Shop-stewards can fail to support black workers or can participate in employers ' discrimination because they know the prejudiced opinions of their members and feel that they can not afford to lose their support . |
5 | Their parents were sending them to the Wimbledon Islamic Day Independent Boys ' School because they wanted them to grow up English . |