Example sentences of "[pron] is [noun sg] of their " in BNC.

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1 Adolescents are going to be embarrassed and ashamed if a teacher suggests that their dialect , which is part of their identity , must be radically changed .
2 ‘ They are due to the unpredictable nature and power of the bounce of these castles , which is part of their fun .
3 Their very idiosyncratic and undemocratic nature , which is part of their strength , can lead to their rule by a narrow and self-selecting group .
4 I particularly like the Windlite from Mountain Equipment ( £60 ) which is part of their Compak range , the New Gobi jacket from Rohan ( £54 ) and the Microlite from Field and Trek ( £62 ) , all of which are comfortable , practical jackets that pack down very small .
5 The moral dogma of the Piaroa disallows , then , violence toward anyone who is part of their this-worldly political and social universe , that is , anyone who is not a total stranger .
6 I began this essay by noting that the moral dogma of the Piaroa disallows violence toward anyone who is part of their this-worldly political and social universe .
7 The concentrations are very variable , but though there is evidence of their being at higher levels near cities and urban areas , there is no necessary connection with waste-disposal sites .
8 There is evidence of their closely co-ordinating their activities .
9 Firstly , there is ignorance of their synergistic role in the treatment of viridans streptococcal and enterococcal endocarditis .
10 It annoys old ladies in Brighton , but it is proof of their essential good sense … families are impoverished but the family system has not broken up .
11 But well heeled Frenchmen often wear political allegiances like fragrant button holes : it is part of their personal decoration rather than a constraint on their way of life .
12 So some horses are unfriendly because it is part of their genetic makeup , and other horses are unfriendly due to lack of proper handling when they are young .
13 It is part of their folklore that the men go out to the pub or club at Sunday dinner time and there is n't a woman to be seen .
14 It is part of their purpose to open the eyes of their readership to the true conditions of working-class life , and many scenes are set in impoverished interiors .
15 It is part of their religion , a religion I do not scoff at as it holds many elements which match our own even though it lacks the truth of ours .
16 All headmasters know this : it is part of their race memory .
17 It is part of their attempt to take some of the mystique out of scientific knowledge that ’ can be used , either intentionally or unintentionally , to prevent the public from questioning ’ ( The Sanitary Protection Scandal ) .
18 But in a sense it is part of their responsibility .
19 They like it everyone is sort of their trundling around , the library is showing up for lunch .
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