Example sentences of "[adj] because [pers pn] [verb] for " in BNC.

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1 ‘ It was interesting because he arrived for the audition clearly drunk , ’ said Hauser .
2 I do n't recall , well in fact I 'm being sarcastic because I know for a , we know that it was n't in the manifesto for nineteen ninety two .
3 Many mothers were upset because they feared for the safety of their children — and because , for numerous women , control over young people had been one of the few ways to exercise power in society .
4 You claim on the one hand how wonderful you were in securing grants for under the I D O. You actually sold this city short because you went for the I D O without making sure that your Government paid the extra money that robbed that robbed
5 In Lewis the effect of the decline in the inshore fishing industry was all the more dramatic because it looked for a time as if it might be averted .
6 ‘ My philosophy disagrees with theirs in the long-term because I think for them to succeed properly , they have to subvert from within .
7 At least , that was the thought I had , but for some reason I must have found it very nice because I stayed for 30 years ! ’
8 They are not necessarily closely related ; but have come to look alike because they forage for food in places such as wetlands and grasslands where these physical features have an advantage .
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