Example sentences of "[verb] because it [vb -s] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is the quantity of extra resources that a competitive industry would use because it has higher average and marginal costs . |
| 2 | Meribeth often recommends standing up to make important telephone calls because it puts more energy into the voice . |
| 3 | John has always said that prejudice is hard to combat because it means changing people 's inner feelings , ‘ their hearts and minds ’ . |
| 4 | Besides , an idea is n't always abandoned because it fails some quality control test . |
| 5 | From Philips ' point of view , DVI looks threatening because it enables full frame full motion video to be accessed from a standard CD-ROM . |
| 6 | It is sometimes referred to as the ‘ broad monetary base ’ ( ‘ broad' because it includes operational balances in the Bank of England as well as cash ) . |
| 7 | Porto Alegre was identified because it has two of the very few general practice training programmes in the country . |
| 8 | Thus ministerial responsibility is the main principle moulding the structure and outlook of the senior civil service and it is retained because it does much to reinforce the special position and powers both of ministers and of civil servants . |
| 9 | It must also be said that a plain boiled ham presented on or off the bone is a delight to the jaded palate and should not be ignored because it remains undistinguished by any special cure . |
| 10 | After her long successful career in criminal law a move to family law and civil proceedings generally is her preference and not chosen because it fits male prejudices about women . |
| 11 | ‘ Saturday was chosen because it has one of the smallest tides . |