Example sentences of "[conj] because it [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the term suggests , these are letters from the Commission to notifying parties stating that the Commission does not believe that there is any need to take action in relation to the agreement or arrangement either because it falls outside Article 85(1) or because it may satisfy the requirements of Article 85(3) , although in such a case the issue of a comfort letter does not amount to an exemption pursuant to Article 85(3) . |
| 2 | Constance was the only adult to whom she would dream of divulging Sam 's plot , since whether Constance approved or not , she would not be difficult about it : clearly , she did not approve , either because the act would be an invasion of property and privacy or because it would land them all in trouble . |
| 3 | About half the remainder had firm reasons for preferring cash to credit at least in this instance — because it was cheaper , or because it would avoid a chain of later bills , for example . |
| 4 | Mostly , they bought on credit because they did not have the cash , or because it would take them too long to save it up . |
| 5 | ‘ I think the fans would welcome that because it would mean more weekend games . |
| 6 | Francis let his guard slip when he said : ‘ He 's going to be one of the great players … perhaps I should n't have said that because it will put too much pressure on him . |
| 7 | The CDP has hitherto resisted such a proposal on the grounds that it would represent direct competition with university applicants who might thereby fail to see the polytechnics as a clear alternative and because it would restrict student choice to a limited number of institutions . |
| 8 | But there were serious objections to using the videotaped interview as a complete substitute for the child 's evidence in chief at the trial , because of the unsatisfactory nature of the questioning and because it would cause difficulties for the prosecution . |
| 9 | So the service was not unfamiliar ; the readings from the Bible in the magnificent prose of Martin Luther , the prayers , the general confession , the great hymns , sung with unaffected fervour and in which Erika joined ( although she was critical of the flautist ) both because she liked singing and because it would have hurt Omi had she remained silent . |
| 10 | Britain never adopted the terms of the Convention because the Government Actuary considered that it threatened to usurp the husband 's responsibility to provide for his family and because it would have resulted in the payment of higher National Health Insurance ( NHI ) contributions . |
| 11 | However , composers very frequently use a free ordering of the note-material at such points : This is an excellent method of serial usage , and because it can produce a varied horizontal flow of notes in each part , a single version of a series can be used for a long piece ( Luigi Nono 's choral-orchestral work Il canto sospeso , for example , is written entirely with one series , never transposed and always in its ‘ O ’ form ) . |
| 12 | From Dixons , we will hear that the company should retain its independence because its current trading woes are a product of a consumer squeeze over which it has no control and because it will make lots of money when times get better and we have more spare cash with which to buy new tellies , video recorders , fridges etc . |
| 13 | Sotheby 's was selected because the auction house could move faster than the Public Library , the original lender-to-be , and because it could offer a ‘ very favourable ’ interest rate , which neither of the parties will disclose . |
| 14 | The Huyghes immediately announced they were bringing charges on two counts because the communiqué constituted a violation of professional secrecy and because it could influence legal investigations . |
| 15 | That was not because Bill was Bill , but because it would have been such an outrageous lie , as Bill 's father would realize . |
| 16 | For most countries outside the Six , Britain was the natural leader , not just because of historical relationships , but because it would have by far the largest European economy outside the EEC . |
| 17 | He favours instead proximity to the village , not only for the improvement of the villagers , but because it will remove for the proprietor ‘ that unpleasant feeling of cheerless solitude ’ . |
| 18 | So in general consumers should welcome new entrants to the credit market , not just because it widens their choice , but because it should tend to lower the cost of credit by sharpening competition . |
| 19 | I agree that this scheme is significant not only because of what may be achieved for good in the north-west , but because it can act as a model for planning for other areas and for other denominations . |