Example sentences of "because it [verb] some [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The melee was extraordinary , because it took some time for Hunt to realize that he was world champion .
2 Research evidence suggests that old-fashioned formal teaching of grammar had a negligible , or , because it replaced some instruction and practice in composition , even a harmful , effect on the development of original writing .
3 She resented the claim because it raised some barrier between them .
4 The woman wore a dress that seemed very short when I recalled the picture through the next few years : broad shoulders , a straight skirt that hung the way it did — I know now — because it had some rayon in it .
5 ‘ Customers said it was great that we were open because it showed some normality in the town . ’
6 The question is important because it gives some clue as to the likely rise in the long-run house price to income ratio ( because demand for housing has shifted upwards , while supply remains relatively constant ) .
7 Besides , an idea is n't always abandoned because it fails some quality control test .
8 the situa , perhaps it 's worth outlining how Litchfield came to look at the new settlement option , because it has some relevance to York
9 MANY people believe that the Royal Navy is referred to as the Senior Service because it has some sort of superiority to the Army , but the term was not even heard before the 17th Century .
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