Example sentences of "[conj] [det] be [subord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Explain that this is because ice takes up more space than the water that froze to make it . |
| 2 | He would never admit to himself that this was because Jeopardy seemed beyond him ; Lucien was convinced he could never be included in Jeopardy 's elite circle of friends , and so it was easier to dislike him , to pick fault and criticise . |
| 3 | She freely admitted although only to herself that this was because Maxim would be there . |
| 4 | They decided that this was because tritium from the heavy water had fused with deuterium in the rods . |
| 5 | ( 145 ) I asked if this was because television was causing fewer people to go out to the cinema and she replied no . |
| 6 | Screamingly conspicuous by their absence are Godflesh , but that 's because Pitch Shifter make the pack , snorting and growling , attempting to disguise the fact they 're pussycats underneath it all . |
| 7 | But that is because love is a social emotion , not a biological one : young women do n't love sagging bellies and grey hair , they love money and power which men have to offer more often than women do . |
| 8 | Alright , so some high-powered committees have dismissed the idea of death rays , but that was before Star Wars showed that it can be done . |