Example sentences of "[adv] because [pers pn] have a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In some years a committee chair and his or her chief officer win a particularly favourable share of the pie , perhaps because they have a popular or long-delayed major scheme to launch . |
| 2 | But erm perhaps because I had a good , I do n't know . |
| 3 | This is not only because it has a weak case — as we show elsewhere ( this issue , p 76 ) , there are certainly some doubts about the validity of the CEGB 's claims that Sizewell B will reduce the cost of electricity in England and Wales by allowing the board to burn less coal — but also because it is difficult to see what the inspector can say about economics when he comes to writing his final report . |
| 4 | He stood out among them not only because he had a surer command of his people at home , but also because Cuba is where it is , so the Russians helped him much more than the rest . |
| 5 | So because he had a scraggy neck he was christened Gooseneck . ’ |
| 6 | One final comment , I have gained the impression from the correspondence in New Scientist that the statements of Associated 0ctel and of the petroleum industry are rejected largely because they have a vested interest , but also because they run counter to the ideas of correspondents . |
| 7 | I know your ego finds that hard to believe , but just because we had a good time together for a couple of days does not necessarily mean that I 'm yours to play with whenever you feel like it ! ’ |
| 8 | People have to earn your respect and just because they have a big desk , long title or an impressive uniform it does n't mean you should automatically give way to their judgements and decisions . |
| 9 | People have to earn your respect and just because they have a big desk , long title or an impressive uniform it does n't mean you should automatically give way to their judgements and decisions . |
| 10 | And if you could go back , would you stay in Beirut just because you had a nice home there ? ’ |
| 11 | This is no time for pretending that all will automatically be sweetness and light , just because you have a deep affection for each other . |
| 12 | You can rest assured that you do not dive in just because you have a weak constitution ! |
| 13 | Just because you have a damp wall , do n't assume the problem has to be directly above it — in other words , where the eaves used to be . |
| 14 | Just because I have a dark blue saloon car … well , does that make me a murderer ? ’ |
| 15 | SNCO 's and commissioned officers pay a bit more because they have a few gourmets amongst them ! |
| 16 | I also joined Gaysoc , partly out of respect for a close friend ( and former boyfriend ) who had come out as gay , partly because we had a gay president . |
| 17 | This is probably because I have a romantic disposition . |
| 18 | It did seem that the main force squadrons in other Groups had more casualties than we did , partly because they had to cope with fully awakened defences , gun and searchlight crews as well as fighters , after PFF had done their job , and perhaps also because they had a higher proportion of new , inexperienced crews who were usually the first to come to grief . |
| 19 | Those papers known commercially as pastel papers are so called because they are coloured and often because they have a machine-made laid effect . |
| 20 | ‘ No , and just as well really because we have a marked lack of success in that area ! |
| 21 | One may say , of course , that Marcel is shocked simply because he has a foolish , a foolishly romantic conception of what a writer should look like . |
| 22 | ‘ We were not surprised by the result today because we have a young developing side and the Samoans played extremely well . |
| 23 | Well because they had a better goal average in all the other games . |
| 24 | A rich peasant is a peasant who works his own land but will employ some wage labour as well because he has a large enough plot to be able to , to need to do that . |
| 25 | She hoped such a threat would put the fear of God in him , not least because he had a particular loathing for competition , and the idea that his own stepson might join forces with the opposition and take with him all manner of secrets was too much to stomach . |
| 26 | The panel will consist of a chairman and two or more additional people who are there because they have a particular area of expertise or responsibility . |
| 27 | Oliver wanted to go there because it had a sheltered terrace where they could sit outside , but it was too full of memories : it was the place where Rain had sat on her own while Sabine Jourdain was fighting for her life on board the Jonquil , where Tim had left behind his wallet , where Rain had first seen the pedlar . |
| 28 | Milosevic carries with him a great charge of evil , but he has a limited mind ; but precisely because he has a limited mind , he was very impressed by that Academy document . |