Example sentences of "because [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was no way of knowing whether it was better to go south or north ; they went south because for a little the going seemed easier . |
| 2 | ‘ Because for a few days now it will be very dangerous in the forest . ’ |
| 3 | Her earlier fears about what terrors lay in store returned , all the more powerful because for a few minutes she had forgotten them . |
| 4 | Sybase has done very well in financial markets and companies in Wall Street and the City , mostly because for a long time it could offer facilities such as triggers and stored procedures that Oracle could n't . |
| 5 | Sybase has done very well in financial markets and companies in Wall Street and the City , mostly because for a long time it could offer facilities such as triggers and stored procedures that Oracle could n't . |
| 6 | It is difficult to account for so large a change in terms of a decrease in effective moment of inertia due to a change in the shape of the crust of the star , because for a rotation rate of 30Hz the equilibrium ellipsoid has a moment of inertia only 10 -4 greater than that of a sphere . |
| 7 | Sheila called her GP because for a week Mark had not been feeding properly , had become increasingly drowsy and was vomiting . |
| 8 | She had always known that Finn would reappear , because for a time they always did , never quite sure that the new woman was an improvement on the old one , keeping their options open . |
| 9 | Probably because for a while he was meant to be a wild child around the Hollywood hills . |
| 10 | But you 're still missing out a big , very important part of the graph , because for a lot of its range it actually , you know , looks something like well what would that look like ? |
| 11 | Well it ai n't going to work because for a part that have slammed V A T on domestic fuels and in fact if all of the cuts of the conservative government , all the tax increases you have quoted cuts . |
| 12 | Now I have to tell you that last year we raised a hundred and thirteen million pounds and of that over ninety per cent , that 's a hundred and four million pounds were actually spent on projects for children and I 'm very proud of that ratio indeed and I think it ought to give you , the raisers of money , a great deal of comfort because for a fund with two headquarters buildings which operates all over the world this is a distribution of funds of which to be proud . |
| 13 | I slowed down because for a moment I thought you might need help . |
| 14 | erm On occupational health , and I do n't plead for those figures , because for a time , until Helen left to have her baby , we were fully staffed , and the number of inspections and the number of notices served and the number of prohibition notices served are very encouraging indeed . |
| 15 | because as a nitrogen fixing species it protects and improves the soil |
| 16 | This was just as well , because as a native he would have been a bit hard to take . |
| 17 | Our panel this month included Paul Boutinot of Paul Boutinot Wines the north 's leading shipper , who trotted out some wines form his own stable of Champagne look-alikes ; Bill Towers who must be unique in Britain because as a sheep farmer in the Lake District he runs a very successful wine merchants out of one of the barns on his farm . |
| 18 | ‘ It was really hard , because as a rule the first one you do is the one you 'll really believe in . |
| 19 | Just as well , because as a career move it stinks . |
| 20 | That is because as a racing team , Ferrari is like Britain before the Norman Conquest : a bunch of fiefdoms , with all sorts of lesser people shoving against each other for power in a small factory where there is n't any ultimate power to be had : at least not until the Grand Old Man goes . |
| 21 | This presents a problem for many women , because as a housewife you are not paid . |
| 22 | This is partly because as a harder metal it makes a more secure setting for valuable stones and partly that being a white metal it reflects rather than competes with the brilliance and lustre of diamonds . |
| 23 | Especially unusual to find them in a Tyrian , because as a rule Tyrians only care about making money . |
| 24 | Many unexplained and ignored results still litter the research journals of the early 1970s , unread and unconsidered because as a research paradigm memory transfer is no longer taken seriously ; it had become another victim of scientific fashion , though , unlike McIlwain 's slices , this time probably deservedly . |
| 25 | More , more recent than then , because as a kid they do n't talk to you about them things do they like , you know . |
| 26 | It is time that the Government examined the issue because as a result of the policy that they are actively backing — or at least not opposing — the consumer will face colossal electricity bills because of the escalation in gas-fired power stations . |
| 27 | ‘ The idea came to me because as a 15-year-old I worked as a plumber in churches and was impressed by the windows , ’ said Dave . |
| 28 | Because as a percentage in the erm , as a percentage of trade , agriculture has gone down has n't it ? |
| 29 | Line Managers and Supervisors as well are , are responsible for training because as a Line Manager or a Supervisor you 're responsible are n't you for training and developing people . |
| 30 | Mr Chairman , I I welcome this opportunity er of of saying just a very brief word about fire service because as a new member I think one of the services that this county has er er is top in is the fire service . |