Example sentences of "[to-vb] on the [noun] because " in BNC.
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| 1 | But tree warden Christine Darter felt nothing was likely to grow on the banks because they were heavily shaded by overhanging trees . |
| 2 | It 's nice to use on the move , because of the way it 's weighted ( DOS notebooks tend to tip away from you ) but slightly harder to use on the desktop because you have to adopt a Phantom Of The Opera keyboard technique to type properly . |
| 3 | They will not get an opportunity to vote on the deal because AMP says that the acquisition does not involve a change in its main activities . |
| 4 | The appellant had appeared before the Crown Court and the indictment was allowed to lie on the file because of his condition ; shortly afterwards he was arrested again in possession of heroin and the prosecution obtained leave to proceed on the indictment . |
| 5 | A Corporal would tell a recruit not to spit on the floor because it was disgusting and because if he continued to do so he would be hit . |
| 6 | But there was some question as to whether they would be able to stay on the ride because that depended on whether the outlaws knew where they were . |
| 7 | ‘ That , and for me it 's just much easier to think on the piano because there is only one version of each note . |
| 8 | quite easy , well it was comparatively easy , only trouble was of course that erm at night erm one had to go right down from County Hall to Barrett Corner to get on the bus because they were so full by the time they got to County Hall and erm so I used to walk down there with erm a chap from the Education Department , who was in the Works and Stores , a chap and erm , he was quite helpful . |
| 9 | But many fear that the fruit will be left to rot on the trees because of cheap imported plums undercutting the market . |
| 10 | It is vital for every pilot to learn to steer on the ground because it is a completely different technique to turning in the air . |
| 11 | It may be argued that although the settlor was resident in the United Kingdom within s663(5) he would not be chargeable to tax on the income because it was not remitted to the United Kingdom ( see s663(5) ) . |
| 12 | The surgeon may have refused to operate on the passenger because it was her own baby . |