Example sentences of "because [pers pn] is not the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm sorry , I should n't have said that because it is n't the issue here . |
| 2 | However , you do not know that you are not a brain in a vat because it is not the case that ( 3 ) in the nearest worlds in which you are a brain in a vat you believe that you are a brain in a vat . |
| 3 | We have already argued that the concept of a syndrome is not of use as far as theoretical analysis of language disorders is concerned , because it is not the case that a small number of syndromes ( defined as sets of symptoms which always co-occur ) actually exist . |
| 4 | That is not the case — and it is because it is not the case that we are making progress in the way that we are . |
| 5 | The fact that adjectives have to be placed in front of nouns in English , for instance , means that their occurrence in this position has little or no significance because it is not the result of choice . |
| 6 | ‘ We hope they will reach their decision as soon as possible , because it is not the sort of thing we like to have hanging over us . ’ |
| 7 | There are strong grounds for limiting the sample size of the investigation because it is not the number of countries per se which is usually important , but rather the range of variation which they provide ( Walker , 1967 ) . |