Example sentences of "because [pers pn] make a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Seen in this way , it is clear that fairy tales play a significant part in helping us grow up — and that they are able to do this because they MAKING A SHORT STORY 57 introduce us to ideas about change , conflict and coming-to-maturity through the medium of make-believe . |
| 2 | It became clear to me at Blackpool that there was considerable support for Alec , partly because he made a good speech on foreign policy , partly because he took the chair at my meeting in his capacity as President of the National Union , and partly because of lobbying by back-benchers who saw him as the best compromise candidate . |
| 3 | A coward because he did not have the courage to tell Nicola that he was ending their affair , or a liar because he made a false promise to his wife to give up his young lover . |
| 4 | I wish that it were possible to bring more of those who are responsible for them to justice , but , as my hon. Friend knows , because he makes a close study of such matters , it is often impossible for the police to identify those who are responsible . |
| 5 | According to the Chilean Human Rights Commission the distinction was unacceptable because it made a prior judgment of guilt . |
| 6 | The trouble is , once one article said it , then other articles copied it because it made a good story . |
| 7 | A couple of episodes have been shot there — mainly because it makes a nice change from Birmingham where maverick lawyer Kinsey and his partner Trish ( Serena Gordon ) have their offices . |
| 8 | ‘ Because it makes a good story , something to talk about in the pubs . ’ |
| 9 | Because it makes a straight line . |
| 10 | This is what makes the job of the share analyst much more difficult than that of the bond analyst , because it makes a fair comparison between two firms extremely difficult . |