1.   I explained our problems to the bank manager, but he remained unsympathetic.

2.   If you get into difficulties repaying the loan, go straight to the lender and explain the problem.

3.   Jen tried to be diplomatic as she explained the problem.

4.   Mark drew me aside and explained the problem.

5.   Once she explained her problem, he was happy to fall in with her plans.

6.   Personal and social problems are explained in terms of the unequal distribution of power and resources in society.

7.   I explained the problems and we re-did it.

8.   Mr Gee and leading Scarborough hotelier David Hindley have now had a meeting with television weatherman Bill Giles to explain the problem.

9.   As a result, many callers would hang up rather than explain their problem.

10.   As she sat in the kitchen, she explained her problems to Wissel.