Example sentences of "because it [verb] [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I even joined a group for divorced men but in the end I left because it fed my negativity instead of alleviating it . |
| 2 | I do n't like to read because it takes my mind off myself . |
| 3 | Risk is costly to individuals because it reduces their utility . |
| 4 | He had found that even in Britain , where officials tended to be dismissive of the idea of a plan , people from private industry were receptive when he explained the Netherlands ' plan at a meeting : ‘ They said , ‘ Yes , we should like such a plan because it reduces our uncertainty . |
| 5 | This bird is so named because it incubates its eggs in a mound of rotting vegetation . |
| 6 | Scottish merchants grumbled rather more about the new dispensation ; they were perfectly willing and able to be Europeans , but any outlet for trade would do , and there were complaints — in 1524 , for example — about the Auld Alliance with France , because it affected their opportunities not only in Flanders and Spain , but also in England . |
| 7 | Against Fairplay , the employers ' journal , he bore a particular resentment , not least because it exploited his weakness for litigation and extravagant publications to rebut the statements of his enemies . |
| 8 | We may shun involvement with other people because it threatens our identity , and so we remain aloof . |
| 9 | Yet even that was cruel because it left her thoughts an active prisoner . |
| 10 | There was no denying that the new corset had an impressive effect on her waist , but the dress disconcerted her — the first true evening dress she had ever had — because it left her shoulders quite bare as well as a considerable amount of — of , well , upper bosom , and all her arms . |
| 11 | ‘ I had an uncle who was dying of emphysema , ’ said Betty , ‘ and he used to implore people not to make him laugh because it took his breath away , and I could never understand what he could find to amuse him . ’ |
| 12 | Duran reckons that the Institute adds value to Microsoft 's business because it receives its products first and understands its philosophy and strategy best . |
| 13 | IBM had made a few changes ( very small ) and entitled it PCDOS ( because it ran their PCs , strangely enough ! ) |
| 14 | Dorothea had told Florence Ames the story of Gaily in the church twice before , and neither of them was yet tired of it , Dorothea because it pleased her friend so to hear it , and Florence because it pleased her that the man had been somehow vindicated , turned out to be as good as she had thought , and a friend . |
| 15 | Gel Mist is especially useful for those with curls or perms because it helps your curls fall into place without frizziness . |
| 16 | But she brought them because it salved her conscience to bring something , and she had not been for two weeks now . |
| 17 | Many people take a part-time or lower-paid job because it suits their circumstances and is a good choice for them . |
| 18 | She chooses Ben 's food — a dry , complete diet , twice a day — because it suits his digestion and he likes it . |
| 19 | because it bite my finger so |
| 20 | But what if your last job was as a cleaner or temporary postman , just because it fitted your circumstances — say to work within school hours ? |
| 21 | It 's one of the reasons we 're doing this as well , because it gets our products out of the people directly . |
| 22 | Diana enjoyed herself enormously at the birthday party not least because it brought her sister down a peg or two . |
| 23 | I only hope that you will never have to read this letter — not because my life is worth anything to me but because it breaks my heart to think of you alone in a world which I have found to be so harsh and unforgiving . |
| 24 | I did n't because it made her feet ache . |
| 25 | well Lindsey , mind she smoking when she was twelve and drinking and she did n't like it she says because it made her head go all funny and she did n't know what was going on , what was happening . |
| 26 | Paris , because it retains its poetry in the face of all odds . |
| 27 | ‘ If so , that is because it suited my uncle 's purpose — he will use Buckingham just as long as it suits him and not a moment longer . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Because it suited my purposes to stay close to you . |
| 29 | He sipped his coffee and hissed because it scalded his lip . |
| 30 | Blot hair with a towel to remove excess water — this is important because it allows your conditioner to work properly without being diluted . |