Example sentences of "because it [vb past] some [noun] " 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 . ’ |