Example sentences of "[noun] ' [noun] because [pers pn] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tourism is also becoming an important component of developing nations ' economy because it is a source of foreign income . |
| 2 | In the town of Newton Stewart , not too far from Annan , a solicitor , Giles Davies , lost £1.8 million from his clients ' accounts because he became embroiled in a similar deal . |
| 3 | Many women are filled with trepidation at the thought of their husbands ' retirement because they just want to do nothing . |
| 4 | He regretted the Ryans ' intractability because he felt it made Eileen unhappy . |
| 5 | But after my divorce , I moved back into my parents ' home because I could n't cope with Anna Alone . |
| 6 | John O'Loan , head of Sky News , received the judges ' award because they ‘ noted the increasing significance of Sky News as a contributor to the journalistic mix ’ . |
| 7 | Management organized a Black workers ' meeting because they needed our response to a report on ethnic minorities . |
| 8 | In Indonesia , in October 1990 , post-graduate researcher Bonar Tigor Naipospos was sentenced to eight and a half years ' imprisonment because he ‘ attempted to undermine Indonesian state ideology ’ through participation in a university study group and distributing banned literature . |
| 9 | Platies are an ideal beginners ' fish because they will stand poor water conditions — but no fish can survive poisoning caused by poor filtration . |
| 10 | Shop-stewards can fail to support black workers or can participate in employers ' discrimination because they know the prejudiced opinions of their members and feel that they can not afford to lose their support . |
| 11 | A Yorkshire pay clerk 's widow was able to play a ‘ big part ’ in her granddaughters ' upbringing because she lived next door across a common yard and could be ‘ always there ’ , in and out of the house . |
| 12 | Southall , delighted with the look made famous by the great Russian goalkeeper Lev Yashin , has even added to the macho image by pulling out all the padding which comes with today 's goalkeepers ' shirts because he thinks it gets in the way of doing the job properly . |
| 13 | Initially she welcomed the professionals ' involvement because she believed this might result in help and advice in identifying the reasons for Tom 's deteriorating behaviour . |
| 14 | In cold weather male golfers may prefer to use a ladies ' ball because it will have similar feel to that of a 90 compression ball in normal temperatures . |
| 15 | In a climate of teacher expertise , teachers frequently pre-empt pupils ' decisions because they do not want them to ‘ get into a mess ’ . |
| 16 | The social world must be seen through the actors ' eyes because it depends on how they see it and it works in whatever way social capacities are exercised . |
| 17 | Their parents were sending them to the Wimbledon Islamic Day Independent Boys ' School because they wanted them to grow up English . |
| 18 | She said she had not complained at the paratroopers ' barracks because she knew she would be in trouble for being out of bounds . |
| 19 | He does not mind being the butt of his colleagues ' jokes because he always has the last laugh . |