Example sentences of "[to-vb] in [adj] [noun] because " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Jarvis 's greatest pleasure came from knowing that this line , whose builders had had to work in compressed air because of the high water-table in downtown San Francisco , passed through the rock under the deepest bay in the world . |
| 2 | I was lucky to have chosen to work in theoretical physics because that was one of the few areas in which my condition would not be a serious handicap . |
| 3 | It also said that solicitors employed by large companies should not be allowed to appear in higher courts because the fact that they were employed might stop them from showing impartiality and detachment . |
| 4 | We fail to engage in social marketing because we do not understand it . |
| 5 | ‘ She 's expected to behave in certain ways because she 's royalty and I 'm not . |
| 6 | There are many other hon. Members present from the north-east , who have struggled down on British Rail to participate in this debate because we have seen in recent months horrifying scenes on our televisions . |
| 7 | The present churches are right to be concerned that many do not give themselves the opportunity to grow in any faith because apathy and false gods have moved into the vacuum that exists instead of a soul . |
| 8 | Pointes can and do have an enormous part to play in classical ballet because there are so many ways in which they can be used to give character and variety to a role . |
| 9 | Machines are easy to use in this coalfield because the seams are fairly thick ; at seven different levels in the pits they vary from 1 m to 2 m in thickness . |
| 10 | His mother had been crying as she had rifled the house for money for him , and as she had made sandwiches to put in greaseproof paper because it would be dangerous for him to stop at cafés on his way to the airport . |
| 11 | ‘ Industry ca n't afford to invest in modern technology because of the Government 's high interest rates , so it is less competitive . |
| 12 | I mean , if you went to America and told them told a bu , American business man that to invest in this country because we 've got a lot of ! |
| 13 | Analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies suggests that the proportion of income contributed by the basic state pension is likely to decline in future years because of the decision to link benefit rates to prices rather than wages . |
| 14 | As for Mr Gorbachev himself , he is desperate for the party to stay in one piece because he knows that , once on their own , neither hardliners nor reformers would be likely to want him as their leader . |
| 15 | However , it is a distinction we are going to maintain in this chapter because it has the effect of separately identifying the discount market . |
| 16 | It is common for them to drown in heavy rain because they stand gazing skyward with their beaks open to see where the rain is coming from . |