Example sentences of "because [adv] a [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In one sense this presents a misleading picture because only a small fraction of complaints against government is handled through such channels . |
| 2 | But because only a small part of the mutation load is likely to be due to alleles with major effects , this gives little error . |
| 3 | Because only a small handful of events can ever be experienced by individuals at first hand , we inevitably rely on the mass media to inform us about events beyond our immediate grasp . |
| 4 | And because only a small amount of Gel absorbs a large amount of shock , low profile mid-soles can be used with no loss of cushioning . |
| 5 | Now , imply that there is no stretch , as would be expected because only a pure rotation of axes has been involved . |
| 6 | The lottery business is basically a very very small business with limited competition , and for a state the size of California it makes it very difficult to have large competition because only a certain number of companies can actually put in a system of this size . |
| 7 | Peter Brown , the Eastbourne co-promoter , said : ‘ It is particularly unfair on our rider , Andrew Silver , because only a bizarre combination of circumstances would have prevented him from qualifying . |
| 8 | During a time of harsh military discipline , when drum-head courts , public floggings and hangings were carried out to ‘ encourage the rest ’ , the 93rd were excused from attendance at show-piece parades ; because not a single member of their regiment was ever punished . |
| 9 | Olszewski said that he had approved the retirement because once a civilian Minister of Defence had been appointed in December 1991 — see pp. 38685-86 ] , there was no post suitable for such a high-ranking officer . |
| 10 | Such an attitude , though unfavourable to the concept of a universal church , could be of great benefit to cathedrals , monasteries , and parish churches , because it provided them with protectors , and because often a high standard of religious observance could be stimulated by family pride . |
| 11 | But , beware , because even a cursory flip through will leave thumps in throat at the thought of so much majestic machinery now turned into razor blades . |
| 12 | Firstly , it was not simply a question of poor front-end processing because even a substantial improvement in the front-end performance would have had little effect on reducing the problem . |
| 13 | The electric side of the equation suggests that performance or recording is a prime consideration , because otherwise a straightforward acoustic for the same money would be an obvious better buy . |