Example sentences of "[vb pp] [verb] because " in BNC.
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| 1 | In one case I know of , two friends resolved to escape because they had heard their parents ‘ scheming ’ of such marriages in the near future . |
| 2 | But many Christians have come to believe because they were more sceptical than most . |
| 3 | Blaine says he was let go because he had found Vial in error on anatomical matters . |
| 4 | Thus polyisobutylene might be expected to crystallize because the chain is symmetrical , but it will only do so if maintained at an optimum temperature for several months . |
| 5 | Both Noah and Forget also offered the suggestion that perhaps the Americans had been caught napping because they were over confident . |
| 6 | An attempt to have them evicted failed because the county court judge ruled that the law only applied to people who had no interest in the property . |
| 7 | An attempt to have them evicted failed because the county court judge ruled that the law only applied to people who had no interest in the property . |
| 8 | Moreover , prices are expected to rise because the activity is still relatively cheap . |
| 9 | The number of casualties was expected to rise because many people were still trapped in the rubble of damaged buildings . |
| 10 | Or are those with lower IQs more likely to be exposed to lead because of social factors ? |
| 11 | ‘ is a matter of confidence between him ( the Home Secretary ) and the judiciary which we have not sought to breach because such consultation truly lies in my view within the realm of confidence , i.e. privilege . |
| 12 | Hammam said Jones was a Sheffield United player at the time the video was compiled and that Wimbledon were unjustly being made to suffer because of the suspended sentence . |
| 13 | Groups are said to work because the group members can now react to each other instead of just reacting to management . |
| 14 | Whereas Montaine had died for her inadequacies , Jean-Claude was destined to persist because of his . |
| 15 | This demand for residential homes has as we have seen risen because of the decrease in the numbers of mentally handicapped children and adults living in hospitals . |
| 16 | He 'd almost decided to quit because the recording equipment could n't handle the volume that Eric was playing at . |
| 17 | not be done to cook because of the sausage and that splashing . |
| 18 | Bentley had been sentenced to hang because his accomplice , Christopher Craig , despite having fired the shot that killed a policeman , had been too young for the rope . |
| 19 | A PKF spokesman said that the partners had decided to merge because ‘ they did not feel they would have the opportunity to grow much more unless they joined a bigger firm ’ . |
| 20 | Within the aggregate supply — aggregate demand framework of this chapter such a relationship can be seen to occur because if aggregate demand increases and firms can sell their goods for a higher price , they can afford to offer workers higher nominal wages . |
| 21 | The arrangement of the signs and symbols is designed to encourage a deepening awareness of their " pointing-towards " character ; the deeper we penetrate behind the scenes as it were of the various words and actions , the closer can they be seen to become because all alike are pointing towards that Mystery which is beyond straightforward conceptual understanding . |
| 22 | They had a hospital all lined up , and they 've had to cancel because of staffing problems . |
| 23 | He 'd only agreed to go because Lily told him it was a musical and had walked out the moment Bernadette started sinking to her knees in the fields . |
| 24 | look , look , I , I , I 've got to go because I 've got another meeting to go to this evening , erm , what , what I , er what we need to do is to get this laid out clearly as to what our projections ar are |
| 25 | ‘ I looked everywhere and could n't find anyone and we saw the trucks come here and I saw the lights on and I thought the humans were still here and I came in and I heard your voices and you 've got to come because it 's Dorcas ! ’ |
| 26 | And I said well look I said , I 've got to come because I said there 's no way anybody I said I would n't do it myself , I would n't put anybody in those beds . |
| 27 | It is good for me to get out and do the shopping ; I enjoy that bit of fresh air every day , and it is something I have got to do because this is when I meet people . |
| 28 | ‘ Technically , it 's one of the most difficult things I 've had to do because his music is based on repeating rhythms that lock together to create composite melodies . |
| 29 | The Thai Airways jet from Bangkok was minutes away from landing at Katmandu when it was told to divert because of torrential rain . |
| 30 | I do , I like , do you think I could have a copy of anything you 've got to date because lying in my desk this morning is something I have to prepare a briefing note for my chairman and I was thinking about that recent one , but I could n't put my hand on it Robert , absolutely updated on exactly where we are . |