Example sentences of "[be] because [pron] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If other men are attracted to me , then they 're attracted to more of me than you are because they see more of me . |
| 2 | It certainly did not appear to be because they had any great fear of violence or mass escapes . |
| 3 | ‘ It might be because I felt tired . |
| 4 | Firstly , an emotion may be expressed involuntarily or voluntarily ; if I say something in a ‘ happy ’ way , this may be because I feel happy , or because I want to convey to you the impression that I am happy . |
| 5 | But if X + Y is an organic unity then the fact that it has 100 degrees of value may be because it has 90 degrees of value as a whole while Y has none . |
| 6 | Their ability persistently to cause avoidable harm , injury , and suffering is because they prevent much of this becoming incorporated into laws against corporate behaviour . |
| 7 | THis is because they contain special matting agents , which cause the varnishes to dry with an irregular surface , so that light is reflected at random angles . |
| 8 | It is because they substitute half-baked faith for genuine effort and hold out promises of intervention in the world 's affairs on payment . |
| 9 | Usually this is because they got ready before the rain started falling and are unable to see that they are not going to stay up unless they wait until the shower has passed . |
| 10 | One might surmise that this is because they represent elemental features from which all other structures are compounded and so constitute basic units of mental processing from which all learning proceeds . |
| 11 | This is because they generate excessive amounts of data and information that must be interpreted by specialists . |
| 12 | This is because they select inappropriate bait , mainly twigs and leaves . |
| 13 | Those sorts of things inspired me , and the reason those records sound like they do is because they used that equipment . |
| 14 | So perhaps it is because they have angular gyri that chimpanzees have been able to sign successfully . |
| 15 | The reason , in my opinion , why many artists call pastel application ‘ painting ’ is because they have some sort of complex when comparing their art to that of the oil painter , which is wrong . |
| 16 | To say that human beings from time to time have sexual intercourse , and that this is because they have sexual instincts , is as circular as the argument about hunger . |
| 17 | The argument for feminist education , free from male control , is not as a remedial exercise , it is because we have important work to do together , from which we can not afford to be distracted by the interference and destruction we know happens when men remain in control . |
| 18 | This is because he rejects social class differences and class-based theories such as anomie as explanations of crime — partly because of their ‘ strain ’ assumption , and partly because his data ( which use sources other than ‘ official ’ ones ) fail to support the existence of a class differential . |
| 19 | Where a statement does cause the relevant belief or attitude in a hearer , it is because he has some reason to think the speaker 's beliefs on that topic are likely to be true , or his attitudes ones he is likely to find , on enquiry , reason to share , rather than because the mere words have any great hold over him . |
| 20 | The reason your system is not going mother is because you keep bloody ! |
| 21 | Erm Tom has a different er starting number of crackers but that is because I filled some more up . |
| 22 | Another reason why I chose London is because I know many of my countrymen have visited and have fond memories of their experience . |
| 23 | Another reason why I chose London is because I know many of my countrymen have visited and have fond memories of their experience . |
| 24 | It is because I accept democratic change . |
| 25 | It is not a question of being frightened of the dark ( although it can be pretty spooky on an out-of-the-way water ) , it is because I enjoy good company and a long night becomes more enjoyable with someone there to chat with ; to share the pleasure of catching big fish , or the lesser pleasure of blanking . |
| 26 | you see I moved a bit more now but and I I 've still got good hearing er apart from this ear here , this ear , I ca n't hear so well , quite so well , this side , you see so I always have to say excuse me while I , hang on while I turn off the television , you see , and then they have to wait a minute till I turn it off and then what I do is because I have this phone extension put in |
| 27 | Perhaps , they argue , it is because it suffered two sudden floods in quick succession at a time of year — summer — when the invertebrate populations are least adapted to cope . |
| 28 | Oh well that 's because nobody takes any notice about |
| 29 | But Philip Pearson of the independent Low Pay Unit said : ‘ It 's because we have lower pay rates AND less productivity . |
| 30 | Or perhaps it 's because they eat all that gorgeous chocolate which , as we know , is an aphrodisiac . |