Example sentences of "it is [noun sg] [prep] their " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | All headmasters know this : it is part of their race memory . |
| 8 | 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 ) . |
| 9 | But in a sense it is part of their responsibility . |
| 10 | For Joanna it is commitment to their lesbian relationship ; Helen is undecided . |