Example sentences of "because it [vb past] [adj] [noun] and " in BNC.

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1 Marx condemned capitalism because it frustrated human potential and self-actualization , but believed it was a necessary stage in human dialectical development .
2 Research evidence suggests that old-fashioned formal teaching of grammar had a negligible , or , because it replaced some instruction and practice in composition , even a harmful , effect on the development of original writing .
3 He explained to me that it must be stronger because it contained stronger bonds and more of them than any previous material .
4 Wheat was favoured , not merely because of its immediate importance as a basic food , but because it demanded least capital and least care , even where it meant wretched cultivations : only one-tenth of the cereal secano was farmed in regular rotations of wheat and legumes ; a quarter was cultivated only once every six or ten years .
5 This suited me very well because it had large rooms and wide doors .
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