Example sentences of "because [pron] was [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And this was not only Walsall Co-op , it was the Co-ops as far as I can remember , because er er you know I would n't take that for gospel could I 'm not not sure because I was only child . |
| 2 | I burst into tears because I was sure Mum had pawned it or sold it . |
| 3 | It pleases me because I was afraid music was being pushed out by computers — and I was chuffed to find that I could still ‘ work ’ the pedals after more than 50 years ! |
| 4 | His hand came out imperiously and Maggie found herself fumbling in her bag like a thoroughly green reporter , anxiously trying to get it into his hand before he snapped his fingers , because she was sure inside that he would do that next . |
| 5 | He says this was partly due to counsel and partly because she was happy busying herself with her domestic duties . |
| 6 | In the Promodes/DIRSA case concerning a merger between two supermarket chains , the Commission took the view that the relevant geographic market was local , primarily because there was insufficient evidence of the substitutability of demands , in that consumers would not travel long distances to purchase their weekly shopping . |
| 7 | The results were impressive , but marred by the death of at least one patient because there was insufficient material to continue treatment . |
| 8 | During the two-day trial , at Edinburgh Sheriff Court , it was claimed the poinding did not proceed because there was insufficient property in the house . |
| 9 | To exclude witnesses because there was ample evidence against a prisoner , or on a mistaken understanding of the prisoner 's defence , or on the basis of administrative inconvenience , would be an improper exercise of that discretion . |
| 10 | The Court of Appeal upheld the defendant 's conviction because there was ample evidence that a purchaser would understand the description ‘ new ’ to indicate that the vehicle had had no previous owner and no previous registered keeper . |
| 11 | The dose was not premature because there was definite reversal of the case following amelioratrion from the 200th . |
| 12 | Caricaturing their findings somewhat , they discovered that West German firms had flatter , more widely based pyramids of management hierarchy than French firms , and that British firms tended to have forms of work organisation that were not pyramidal because there was extensive use of line and staff relationships . |
| 13 | The Secretary of State had already said future applications to build power stations would be considered on their own merit and not because there was spare capacity . |
| 14 | It was this same Spirit that drove Jesus off into the desert to be tempted after his baptism , that pioneered the mission of the early Church often in the most bizarre , unexpected and ‘ unorthodox ’ ways ; that gripped a man like Philip , removed him from a flourishing evangelistic campaign in Samaria and drove him into the desert because there was one man who needed his help . |
| 15 | I have found a seat on flights from way down in the ‘ relegation zone ’ on standby lists , simply because there was one space left and the couples above my name loyally refused to split up . |
| 16 | He argued that he was not redundant because there was other work available within the terms of his contract of employment . |
| 17 | In his view there was no justification for continuing controls that were hurting Welsh Black breeders badly because there was strong interest in Germany and Scandinavia . |
| 18 | In fact , with his book of Spanish Civil War photographs , for the second edition he did not want them retouched ; he wanted the scratches , etc , left in because there was that feeling about it . |
| 19 | Maybe with just too much reserve because there was little sense of danger or excitement about this show . |
| 20 | Anglian Water Authority refused to attend the meeting of residents in Oakham because of rules preventing them discussing matters that might depress the share price during privatisation , and because there was little information available . |
| 21 | Yesterday , I was able to call all the Scottish Members because there was little pressure on the subsequent debate . |
| 22 | They gave me supper — although they were worried because there was little food left . |
| 23 | In each case it is submitted that the sentences have to be quashed because there was unreasonable delay in giving the appellant a copy of the committal order , which in each case contained particulars of the facts found as constituting a contempt of court . |
| 24 | We all know what was happening , and er , and we , we , I personally would like to make sure that er , fire fighter valiance is , is congratulated in this Committee too , because there was extreme bravery on that occasion . |
| 25 | It is difficult to assess the performance of the DUP and Vanguard because there was considerable overlap between the two groups and the affiliation of some candidates was in doubt . |
| 26 | Similarly , he saw that Bastin should move to outside-from inside-left because there was less danger that the youngster would be knocked about on the wing . |
| 27 | I 'm amazed that as many people came out of it as did , because there was some abuse happened there , beyond belief really . |
| 28 | Their eyes light up as they tell y' , because there was some meanin' to it . |
| 29 | were all pre-selected for Amytal testing because there was some suspicion , based on the results of psychological tests or on the extent of left handedness in the patient 's family , that the patient might have shown some departure from the typical dextral pattern of left hemisphere dominance . |
| 30 | ‘ Accordingly , on the fall of the hammer the property of this car passed to King unless that prima facie rule is excluded from applying because of a different intention appearing or because there was some condition in the contract preventing the rule from applying . ’ |