Example sentences of "[vb pp] [to-vb] [prep] the [noun sg] because " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ma was twisting a handkerchief in her hands , and her nose was as red as the apples Anna had been forbidden to pick in the garden because they were to be kept till Christmas . |
| 2 | On inquiring about the matter , I was told that the health common services authority had decided to move to the bay because it had been told by an independent property consultancy that it was a much better choice of location than anywhere else . |
| 3 | The latest item of aggravation comes from the traffic and drivers on the commuter rail line who have threatened to strike for the day because of the extra work caused by the opening of Disney station . |
| 4 | ( At one conference delegates were told to talk at the floor because Special Branch had hi-tech microphones trained on the windows to catch the sound-waves . ) |
| 5 | Many councillors said they felt compelled to vote against the motion because they believed in the tenant farmers freedom of choice . |
| 6 | It would appear , therefore , that the only hope of support from any local council might , and it 's a big might , come from Castlereagh who have refused to move in the past because of the failure of Ards to make any positive move towards the point . |
| 7 | The surgeon may have refused to operate on the passenger because it was her own baby . |
| 8 | I was more of an outsider than ever , but something in me must still have wanted to belong to the family because I was still making deliberate attempts to communicate with the other members . |
| 9 | The appellant had appeared before the Crown Court and the indictment was allowed to lie on the file because of his condition ; shortly afterwards he was arrested again in possession of heroin and the prosecution obtained leave to proceed on the indictment . |
| 10 | My mother and father both encouraged me in my playing , but I was n't encouraged to get into the business because they knew it was kind of tough . |
| 11 | A campesina woman who had been forced to move into the capital because her brother had been taken a political prisoner , had participated in the UN ) : |
| 12 | In these great welfare state totalitarianisms therefore , as in the modern world , child-rearing regimes could regress to pre-agricultural styles , and oral indulgence , Oedipal rivalry and incestuous fixation could all be allowed to occur in the individual because the state bureaucracies would see to it that none of the undesirable consequences of these things occurred in reality . |
| 13 | ‘ I suggested it , but she 's determined to wait until the morning because she 's hoping it 'll wear off . ’ |
| 14 | In fact it is likely that they have chosen to work in the CAB because this is what they want to do . |
| 15 | In the end , Shane has to ride out again , despite the cries of the boy who prefers him to his father , not qualified to live in the community because of his purity and violence . |