Example sentences of "[art] few [noun pl] because " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the water I found only a few coins because the beach dropped off quite steeply into the water , making it difficult to detect . |
| 2 | She thought they had started from different points , although she had wanted to marry him after only a few meetings because he ‘ felt good to be with ’ . |
| 3 | It was happening with a few students because I was still teaching for two or three months after ‘ Surfing ’ was released . |
| 4 | This increase in greenhouse gases is expected to eventually force global temperatures to rise by 2 to 5 °C , although the full amount of warming will be delayed for a few decades because of oceanic thermal inertia . |
| 5 | And it 'll just save us a few minutes because it 'll be tight squeeze I expect . |
| 6 | He spoke already in terms of collaboration — ‘ I sent you a few studies because you can see from them that she helps me a great deal by posing . |
| 7 | I 'm pleased we 've gone away probably , you know , we 've made a few friends because everbody 's just said to me how well we 've played and you know , it was a great game and all that kind of stuff , so that pleases me , I just do n't like losing . |
| 8 | Many small birds have escaped with the loss of only a few feathers because of a smartly delivered peck with a sharp beak . |
| 9 | I remember the time when you and I , Mr. Speaker , had a few words because of what was happening because of the Secretary of State for Health |
| 10 | Without consulting the master layout plan I have no idea which square yard H24/V72 occupies on the pitch , once the biggest in England until former manager Billy Bremner lopped off a few yards because he thought it put the team at a disadvantage when playing away ( they must now be regretting all those lost square yards they could be selling ) . |
| 11 | We actually split up for a few days because his mother sent a Christmas card to him and not to me . |
| 12 | I 'm going on a fast for a few days because everything you eat 's bad for you . ’ |
| 13 | I hope he can start knocking in a few goals because we need players who want to play for the club . |
| 14 | The fact was that Charles gave up shooting for a few years because he had simply grown bored with it : it was too easy to blast away overfed birds frightened into the air by a band of beaters . |
| 15 | Mom 's talking about staying a few years because someone 's offered her another show . |
| 16 | When his father died in 1933 Dawson inherited the family property in Yorkshire and went to live at Hartlington Hall , but stayed there only a few years because of his frail health . |
| 17 | It was thought by the producers that the programme slipped out of the top ten ratings for a few weeks because of the squeamishness of some viewers , but this was probably just a seasonal fluctuation . |
| 18 | But then came the news his immigration application had been delayed a few weeks because he 's a diabetic . |
| 19 | But we want to review it after a few months because as I say , once she 's got herself organized , it might be alright . |
| 20 | We walked on , but now I had to stop every few yards because people were coming up to me ; friends who wanted to introduce other friends , schoolfriends of John 's , an ex-girlfriend , cousins . |
| 21 | If you use hormone rooting powder , keep the container in a fridge and replace every few months because of its short effective life . |