Example sentences of "[be] [verb] because it [verb] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Speaking to the European Parliament ( EP ) after the summit Ruud Lubbers , Prime Minister of the Netherlands , said that the word federal had been dropped because it meant different things to different people .
2 But Night Trap could not be exempted because it depicted violent actions involving realistic images of human beings rather than straightforward computer graphics .
3 It must also be said that a plain boiled ham presented on or off the bone is a delight to the jaded palate and should not be ignored because it remains undistinguished by any special cure .
4 Thus ministerial responsibility is the main principle moulding the structure and outlook of the senior civil service and it is retained because it does much to reinforce the special position and powers both of ministers and of civil servants .
5 After the war , ‘ unfilled ’ vinyl was used because it had much less surface noise , and a few sets of unfilled vinyl 78s were made for early hi-fi buffs .
6 Porto Alegre was identified because it has two of the very few general practice training programmes in the country .
7 ‘ Saturday was chosen because it has one of the smallest tides .
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