Example sentences of "caused by the [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Beneath my feet and beside me to my right , were the sheer pale grey rocks that were the andesitic relics of all the ancient turbulence and torture which had been and was still being caused by the plates ' gentle , turgid but quite inevitable meeting . |
| 2 | She is also entitled to damages for her mental distress caused by the solicitors ' negligence . |
| 3 | The scourge of firedamp explosions caused by the miners ' lights should have dwindled to nothing after the lamp came into use . |
| 4 | These objectives , however , proved vulnerable to external events , especially the disruption caused by the miners ' strike of 1984–5 , and the government was forced to revise them downwards . |
| 5 | The wife also claimed damages for mental stress , vexation and strain caused by the defendants ' negligence . |
| 6 | Other delays in obtaining access to the goods are caused by the importers ' need to produce an ever increasing number of documents . |