Example sentences of "[prep] [be] [vb pp] because the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had to be escorted because the curfew was on and the village was heavily guarded . |
| 2 | Some courses have to be rejected because the cost of travelling makes the course uneconomic even though the course content may be very appropriate ’ … |
| 3 | Still , they were to be forgiven because the course they adopted , of ‘ setting out to be at one and the same time a Producers ’ and a Consumers ' Society' seemed natural to them . |
| 4 | Their room for manoeuvre , however , was judged to be limited because the budget was generally considered to be the product of the constraints which the Democrat-dominated Congress had imposed in October 1990 on domestic and defence expenditure [ see p. 37768 ] . |
| 5 | The scheme had to be halted because the collector had been forced to make a charge . |
| 6 | In addition to its constitutional implications , the dispute also raised the possibility that charges against Noriega would have to be dismissed because the taping of his calls went beyond the routine monitoring applied to other federal inmates and , therefore , represented a violation of his rights . |
| 7 | Final very quick question , reports in the paper this morning that Chunnel , the the channel tunnel , the high speed link , and the tunnel itself are going to be delayed because the Treasury basically saying , we 've run out of money , you ca n't do it , is that true ? |
| 8 | In both the following examples relating to money transactions , the display also had to be interpreted because the result of the multiplication in each case was a complete tenth of a pound . |
| 9 | In the present economic conditions , inflation is likely to be suppressed because the majority of businesses are operating at well below capacity . |
| 10 | Even when a new field seems overcrowded there is usually good business still to be had because the field itself expands under the pressure of the newcomers as they advertise to gain market share . |
| 11 | McErlain said the £40m sale of a liquid fuels business fell through the day before contracts were due to be signed because the buyer demanded a price cut to £29m . |
| 12 | Export credit finance should be considered where a project requires capital goods and associated services to be imported because the term of the loan can sometimes be longer than the term for commercial funds |
| 13 | The pace never slackens , even though on the night their big set-piece , the cloud swing , had to be cancelled because the performer had injured herself : not from doing what is actually one of the most dangerous of aerial tricks , but as is so often the way of circus , from doing something offstage unthinkingly , in this case , dancing . |
| 14 | Characteristic qualities of a step are likely to be retained because the type of music so decrees , although it will rarely be identical in its performance because it will have been refurbished . |
| 15 | A few Apaches are still around with smaller valves ( ″ ) and these are to be avoided because the TBO is only 1200 hrs . |
| 16 | If the engagement period is to be protracted because the couple are young or studying , there may be a big party not unlike a small-scale version of the wedding at which the future bride has a chance to display her ring to well-wishers and acquire presents for the new home , for which the guests must be thanked . |
| 17 | David 's first attempt at the challenge last year had to be abandoned because the ice began to melt . |