Example sentences of "[verb] because [prep] the [noun] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their tissues showed changes due to cancerous destruction , and contained substantial amounts of radioactive material , evidently absorbed because of the girls ' practice of licking the tips of their paint brushes to achieve a finer point . |
| 2 | In captivity or in the wild , the first two clutches of barn owl chicks often die because of the parents ' inexperience . |
| 3 | It was announced in Bucharest on Sept. 30 that a US$300,000,000 World Bank loan to Romania had been postponed because of the miners ' riots . |
| 4 | The models are , uncharacteristically , giving their services free of charge to directors George Michael and Thierry Mugler , although filming had to be postponed because of the models ' hectic schedules . |
| 5 | It is instantly appealing because of the Minoans ' delight in grace , movement and natural forms — in short , their delight in life . |
| 6 | The trade unions fear that wage demands may have to be lowered because of the refugees ' greater flexibility and readiness to work for less money . |