Example sentences of "because it [verb] with [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although Mr MacKarness wo n't confirm it , the Fowlers claim the price was just £70,000 because it came with sitting tenants . |
| 2 | As we shall see , a gene may increase in frequency not because it increases the fitness of its carrier but because it associates with other genes that do , or even because it is in a sense parasitic on other genes . |
| 3 | many people see it [ the employment of women ] as a challenge to society , because it breaks with long-established patterns of family life , and with the values and beliefs supporting them … |
| 4 | N.T.A. was considered the alternative to phosphates in washing powders at the start of the 80's , but it is now banned in the USA because it combines with heavy metals , as does E.D.T.A. In this way carcinogenic substances such as lead , mercury etc. , which normally remain at the bottom of lakes and rivers , are reintroduced to the water supply . |
| 5 | NCR Corp will be showing-off its Disk Array Plus software , which , the company says , allows users the benefits of RAID — redundant array of inexpensive disks — technology without the need to purchase new disks , because it works with existing disks . |