Example sentences of "because they [verb] more [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All voiceless sounds are fortis because they require more air and more energy in order to create the same turbulence in the air and therefore the same amount of volume as voiced sounds . |
| 2 | His latest excuse — that the recession is masking the success of the economy — is the equivalent of ‘ we only lost because they scored more goals ’ . |
| 3 | A US federal court has ordered a secondary ban on tuna imports from countries that buy the fish from Mexico and Venezuela , which have been under a US embargo since 1990 because they kill more dolphins than allowed by US law [ see ED no. 51 ] . |
| 4 | ‘ Some of our fans said they were happy we did n't get a second goal because they feared more trouble , ’ said Bangor secretary Freddie Anderson . |
| 5 | Some people like prison because they make more friends in there . |
| 6 | Oh they do yes , well because nowadays , because they got more men on each job now than they really want . |
| 7 | In general , long shots run for longer than close-ups because they contain more information for the eye to take in , and an average length might be ten to fifteen seconds . |
| 8 | It encourages the conditions for crime in communities that already feel more impact from crime because they contain more victims of crime , as well as more offenders . |
| 9 | Although criticising the Africans , whom many Chinese do not like because they have more money because of higher scholarships and a greater degree of freedom , there is a legitimate case to be made for the view that the students had found another excuse to bring attention to their own problems and views about conditions in China . |
| 10 | Bu but , but the rich because they have more resources are more highly productive . |
| 11 | Savacentre stocks these products because they have more space . |
| 12 | Violent abuse , death threats , bomb warnings and evangelical types were also far more common on the phones then , though received Switchboard wisdom says that 's because they have more trouble getting through now and tend to get discouraged and give up quicker than genuine callers . |
| 13 | I have a few questions of my own erm in , in doing it and erm was er when you say that , that males had males parental investment erm I was wondering how they , how can a male when the male decides to desert how can they be certain if the female is going to take care of the offspring , because I was wondering if erm if probability like the based by their genes it does n't matter if one female does n't take care of the offspring because they produce more offspring |
| 14 | They are also likely to have greater need for heating than other groups , because they spend more time at home . |
| 15 | It has to do with the pervasive corruption in public life , now at last being revealed in Milan , which favours large , one-off projects over mere maintenance because they allow more opportunities for douceurs . |