Example sentences of "because [pers pn] was the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Or because I was the first to show any interest ? |
| 2 | I was lucky , too , because I was the fourth child of four . |
| 3 | Wassall must have been in with a chance of winning the £10,000 first prize because he was the fifth fastest qualifier , with a time of 11.92sec for the 100 metres . |
| 4 | Budworth is particularly important because he was the first fell walker to record his ascents with the same attitude and feelings as we have today . |
| 5 | Bill will always hold a unique place in the Palace annals because he was the first player from the club to gain international honours , when he was selected for Wales to meet Scotland at Dundee on 7 March 1908 ( 1–2 ) . |
| 6 | Darryl Davidson of Gregson Road , Hoghton , Preston wins a VIP day out for a party of four people on the East Lancashire Railway because he was the first entry selected at random with the four correct answers to our quiz based on the North West line . |
| 7 | There were arguments about procedure because he was the first Masai from the area to die in this way . |
| 8 | Some novelty value because he was the first Russian they 'd ever had in the car , but that was all . |
| 9 | Most women are not convinced by the Prime Minister 's new role as the champion of women 's rights , not least because he was the first Prime Minister in 25 years to fail to appoint a woman to his Cabinet . |
| 10 | The Akhenaten is interesting because he was the first Ayatollah of history as far as we know . |
| 11 | Running the film group for ICI gave Haslam particular pleasure because it was the first time he had ever been fully in charge of a business , which he found very challenging . |
| 12 | Mrs Thatcher 's dramatic and unexpected exit was even more remarkable because it was the first instance since Neville Chamberlain 's resignation in 1940 of a Prime Minister in good health and eager to continue being forced out of office other than after electoral defeat . |
| 13 | ‘ We recorded it because it was the first song we 'd written , ’ says Mike , founder member of the band . |
| 14 | I was so proud that day because it was the first time I wore a rather special red coat with matching red hat . |
| 15 | The film was a significant Oscar-winner because it was the first X-rated film to do so . |
| 16 | I was playing loads of rave music , and at the end they were begging us not to go off because it was the first time they 'd ever heard it properly . |
| 17 | The Big Bang may have encouraged a greater familiarity among companies with search firms , simply because it was the first occasion when they had called on their services , often reluctantly and as a last resort . |
| 18 | Dawson originally trained in art and design at the London College of Furniture , ‘ because it was the first course I got on . ’ |
| 19 | This measure was important , first , because it was the first extension from the field of schooling into that of welfare of the principle that a publicly-financed benefit could be granted to those in need , free both of charge and of the disabilities associated with the Poor Law ; second , it was a step towards recognition that parents were not necessarily culpable for the undernourishment of their children and that , with public support , needy children could be well cared for at home and did not require withdrawal into public or voluntary care . |
| 20 | Arthur Leopold of County Cork had taken the picture , and the first time Ellie had tiptoed into the bedroom she had stood for a long time staring at the photograph , because it was the first time she had ever seen the likeness of her dead mother . |
| 21 | But because it was the first , it naturally left itself open to criticism . |
| 22 | Because it was the first purpose-built circuit , the designer had little knowledge of such matter and based his design on that of a horse race track . |
| 23 | We chose that day because it was the first day |
| 24 | Rostov had chosen the speech simply because it was the first thing which came to mind . |
| 25 | Dawson originally trained in art and design at the London College of Furniture , ‘ because it was the first course I got on . ’ |
| 26 | I start counting from Wednesday which I know because it was the first day of term . |
| 27 | Because it was the first I saw , I suppose . |
| 28 | I remember that day very well because it was the first day that Mr. Andrew did n't come . " |
| 29 | One is illustrated by the fact that the blacks call their church first purchase , this is because it was the first thing that their community bought when they were all released from slavery , another form of racial prejudice on behalf of the whites . |
| 30 | So we all got very excited because it was the first money we 'd spent for a long time . |