Example sentences of "[noun sg] because [pers pn] [be] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er , we had a breeders ' meeting in October which was I enjoy them very much , I enjoy the the talk because it 's the first chance I get during the year when I can sit down and listen and I do n't have to worry about them generally , in another club , I do n't have to worry about minutes or anything , I just sit and listen and it 's great it , I really enjoy that . |
| 2 | The agreement is something of a coup for the Belgian because it is the first instance of a Japanese computer company marketing Sequelink directly . |
| 3 | Running the film group for ICI gave Haslam particular pleasure because it was the first time he had ever been fully in charge of a business , which he found very challenging . |
| 4 | The film was a significant Oscar-winner because it was the first X-rated film to do so . |
| 5 | The aluminium sulphate was added to the ‘ contact tank ’ , a bad place because it was the last stage in the treatment process before the water left for the town . |
| 6 | There were arguments about procedure because he was the first Masai from the area to die in this way . |
| 7 | I was so proud that day because it was the first time I wore a rather special red coat with matching red hat . |
| 8 | We chose that day because it was the first day |
| 9 | While this as such simply acknowledges the situation as it is and is followed by a far longer passage relating to the benefits of celibacy for the Western rite , it remains a highly important text because it is the first time a Roman Council or any major Roman document has explicitly accepted and recommended the uniting of priesthood and marriage in a single life . |
| 10 | Wassall must have been in with a chance of winning the £10,000 first prize because he was the fifth fastest qualifier , with a time of 11.92sec for the 100 metres . |
| 11 | Even Shirley Christian 's relatively cosy interview with North for the New York Times on December 1st — an interview that gained in suspiciousness and oddity because it was the last North gave for two years — plunged suddenly into an action-man world . |
| 12 | In legend , it lost its tail because it was the last animal to board the ark . |
| 13 | He is an isolated figure in the Government because he is the first Minister whom I have heard speak highly of the work of the Cambridge school . |
| 14 | Darryl Davidson of Gregson Road , Hoghton , Preston wins a VIP day out for a party of four people on the East Lancashire Railway because he was the first entry selected at random with the four correct answers to our quiz based on the North West line . |
| 15 | When they arrived the hospital team changed tack and referred to them about all matters with regard to the girl 's care because they were the next of kin . |
| 16 | Michael went with her to meetings and joined her when she worked for the Liberal cause because it was the next best thing to Labour . |
| 17 | Some novelty value because he was the first Russian they 'd ever had in the car , but that was all . |
| 18 | He remembered the time because it was the last fare he carried before taking a tea-break . |