Example sentences of "because [pers pn] [verb] a great [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because I know a great deal about you and about your past . |
| 2 | I much prefer to find my own swims , not because I think I can find better swims than anyone else , but because I get a great deal of satisfaction from being able to study a piece of water , select a swim as a likely chub haunt , and then find that I am right . |
| 3 | Colleagues I 'd just like to put one of er John 's themes and that is that for the next couple of days we 've got a hell of a lot of business to get through and er we 've done quite well so far but er I would certainly be looking where possible colleagues for formally seconding er , as often as possible , if not all the time and I really appreciate your er your assistance in that regard because we have a great deal of business to get through in the next two days . |
| 4 | We have dealt at some length with these important , if abortive , proposals because they throw a great deal of light on the complexities surrounding the financial control and management of public sector higher education and because they have influenced the subsequent debate concerning the need for some form of central control . |
| 5 | A second possibility is that women talking to other women can leave many things more implicit because they assume a great deal of shared knowledge and cooperation . |
| 6 | Levels in the former group were higher because they compounded a greater burden which already existed by 1795 . |
| 7 | Ps. livingstonii — was one of my great loves in my early Mbuna-keeping days , probably because my male was not only a ‘ big softy ’ who caused me no trouble whatsoever , but also because he became a great pet . |
| 8 | It was always good , the more so because he spent a great deal of time trapped indoors by his choice of work , a choice governed by his wish to acquire a useful little nest-egg in a relatively short time . |
| 9 | Remember that a lecturer is usually appointed , not because he can teach , but because he knows a great deal about a particular topic in which he has specialised . |
| 10 | Families favour the Arts Centre over bed and breakfast accommodation because it offers a greater privacy . |
| 11 | Lighting , however , you ca n't do without for obvious reasons and also because it adds a great deal of extra interest to a room ( see Lighting is important , page 35 ) |