Example sentences of "of [adj] [noun pl] [verb] that their " in BNC.

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1 A smaller majority of Labour partisans asserted that their papers had a pro-Labour bias ( 22 per cent rising to 32 per cent ) .
2 It is by no means clear that working class girls regarded the constituents of marital happiness as being substantially different from those prized by middle class girls , but the realities of economic constraints meant that their priorities were ordered rather differently .
3 The industrial revolution changed the scene dramatically and animals for transport gave way to horses kept for sport and pleasure while the success of veterinary surgeons in raising the health standards of agricultural animals ensured that their services would remain in demand .
4 Forty per cent of lone parents estimate that their former partners can not afford to pay ( or pay more ) maintenance ( Bradshaw and Millar , 1991 ) .
5 Some 7,000 doctors ended a 12-week strike in the week ending Aug. 9 and leaders of 32,000 teachers stated that their current 14-week strike would cease by the end of the month following settlements with the government .
6 In Derbyshire three out of four fathers anticipated that their sons would take over .
7 Apparently the band members have been inundated with mail from the mothers of female fans complaining that their music is Satanic and they do not wish their daughters to have anything more to do with them .
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