Example sentences of "because it [vb past] [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 He just managed to close his mind to what he did n't want to know , because it spoiled his beautiful graphs . ’
2 She believes that the emancipation of Soviet women after the 1917 Revolution was a catastrophe because it distorted their feminine psyche and behaviour .
3 Many people feared involvement in popular education because it made them immediate targets of the Contras . ’
4 He loved it because of the colours and because it needed his nimble fingers .
5 Hank came in and did a lot of recordings , which I was glad of because it gave me some relief .
6 The decision caused consternation on both sides of the House , because it confirmed what many people feared : that Britain was slipping too far behind the superpowers ; and was , indeed , losing a measure of her sovereignty .
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