Example sentences of "[adv] because [pers pn] [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Try using fine sea salt as a scrub — this will help dry out blemishes naturally because it 's slightly antiseptic . |
| 2 | At this stage , perhaps because she is unfamiliar with how the words look , she has substituted for the correct letters something which sounds all right but is inaccurate . |
| 3 | Specialist skills , apart from technology/computerization , did not figure very highly or very uniformly in responses , perhaps because it is felt that these are widely catered for already . |
| 4 | One can ask : does he mean that the horizontal moon , perhaps owing to some magnifying effect of the earth 's atmosphere , actually presents a larger appearance than the meridian moon , or does he mean merely that it looks bigger , perhaps because it is seen in a context of trees and houses ? |
| 5 | Any resistance or reluctance by the scion to take everything , perhaps because it is getting some of what it needs from its own roots , and the stock has to start looking for ways to get rid of the unused energy , and that means making its own top growth , which takes the form of suckers or ‘ briars ’ . |
| 6 | The army itself seems unsure of this proposition , perhaps because it is waiting to see who is most likely to meet its wage bill : many soldiers have not been paid for months . |
| 7 | Although the writer 's job is one of the most sought after , there are very few organisations offering training , perhaps because it is difficult to create a really good writer this way . |
| 8 | In principle , most people are in favour of more teamwork and better co-ordination , but in practise it often proves difficult , perhaps because it is at odds with the image of the autonomous professional who has a private relationship with his or her client . |
| 9 | But Gudrun 's admiration for Breadalby is grudging , perhaps because it is still in private hands : ‘ she spoke with some resentment in her voice , as if she were captivated unwillingly , as if she must admire against her will ’ . |
| 10 | Relatively few rural residents appear to rely solely on public transport , perhaps because it is not regarded nowadays as a worthwhile alternative — Moseley et al . |
| 11 | Perhaps because it is a fine example of the Flaubertian grotesque : it can not help being serious and comic at the same time . |
| 12 | Perhaps because it is situated not far from the Belgian border where stone is more readily available , it is a richly decorated late Gothic cathedral , definably Dutch in treatment but Belgian or French in design . |
| 13 | Experience suggests , however , that attempting to tackle such problems sympathetically may be more likely to lead to an embittered and protracted dispute ( perhaps because it is seen as an admission that there may be doubt as to whether expulsion is really justified ) than acting decisively and impersonally , refusing to be drawn into arguments with the partner whose expulsion is sought . |
| 14 | There is a tendency to make sentences unnecessarily complex , perhaps because it is thought that a convoluted structure makes them seem more formal . |
| 15 | Perhaps because it is of the very essence of human beings that they transcend any situation into which they come or bring about . |
| 16 | Do you always give way , perhaps because it 's the easiest thing to do ? |
| 17 | Perhaps because it 's an island old customs die hard here . |
| 18 | ‘ Perhaps because it 's so easy to believe the worst of you . ’ |
| 19 | Perhaps because he is in many ways an absolutely objective choreographer , he successfully exposes his deeply held views on society and its problems , in particular man 's inhumanity to man , through dance . |
| 20 | In 1983 he took over the captaincy of Jamaica when Rowe went to South Africa but found it a difficult business , perhaps because he is too quiet and introspective for cricket leadership . |
| 21 | If certain aspects of Vincent 's personality repel us , it is perhaps because he is never full face . |
| 22 | I just hope she 's civil enough because it 's his birthday . |
| 23 | Erm I do n't necessarily think that a road running through that area would increase development pressures and basically because it is greenbelt , it 's not going to development pressure . |
| 24 | So if you like the first quarter will probable it 'll be pro rata that 's going to be less because it 's it 's only part of . |
| 25 | less because it 's the type of job that they 're doing . |
| 26 | Well that would be up to the colleges , if they 're commercially astute they 'll say right yeah twenty-five quid for that , in fact it would be a lot less because it 's only for three months |
| 27 | It 's unlikely that the guy can even come in because he 's partner 's away for two to three weeks holiday |
| 28 | has become an increasingly dangerous on this right hand side I have said just now they must try and stop this coming in because he is getting some magnificent balls in to the penalty area and sooner or later they 're gon na concede a goal . |
| 29 | And more of those will come in because it 's far better to prevent er not only nitrates but pesticides or anything else which is applied to land , getting into water . |
| 30 | Mr Jefferies is helping the US Government prosecute GAF not merely because he is a public spirited citizen but in order to be able to swap a prison sentence for the privilege of teaching children to play golf in Aspen , Colorado . |