Example sentences of "a [noun] because it [verb] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 13 This shape is called a hexagon because it has six sides .
2 This reflexivity , what Woolgar more accurately calls benign introspection ( p. 22 ) , is thus a virtue rather than a limitation because it provides some of the necessary contextual background to help evaluate the study .
3 The bourbon shrub rose ‘ Zéphirine Drouhin ’ is widely grown as a climber because it produces scented pink flowers and its lack of thorns makes pruning easier .
4 Most experts recommend once a week because it takes this long for any real loss to show .
5 The Independent Broadcasting Authority banned a radio advert of the Friends of John McCarthy to mark his fourth Christmas as a hostage because it broke political rules .
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