Example sentences of "[adv prt] [prep] the [num ord] [noun sg] because " in BNC.
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| 1 | A minor but telling incident : a big army exercise scheduled for last week in which French soldiers were , for the first time , to do mock battle alongside British troops in West Germany was called off at the last moment because of East Germany 's election . |
| 2 | She wished she had not put the lamp on in the first place because she was sure he would be able to fathom out how she felt . |
| 3 | Gary dropped out after the second round because of 'flu or something . |
| 4 | She 'd stopped riding out with the first lot because of nausea on waking , and Tremayne , far from minding , continually urged her to rest more . |
| 5 | Now I think it 's a bit rich t to slam the Liberals for walking out on the last debate because the Tories did n't attend the Health Trust Select Committee which Council set up . |