Example sentences of "because it [vb past] [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Swessex , a bastard county created by the iniquitous reorganization of local government in the early ‘ seventies , comprised one and a half old counties knocked together because it looked neater that way . |
| 2 | I 'm slightly concerned about this because it said that other matters erm we do n't know what other matters until the inspector has been in , in June and has identified those other matters , presumably when we get the further inspector 's report next Autumn or after June , it will address issues which may have been ones he has addressed this year and maybe not , er and we will have to look at that inspector 's report when we receive it . |
| 3 | Perhaps , they argue , it is because it suffered two sudden floods in quick succession at a time of year — summer — when the invertebrate populations are least adapted to cope . |
| 4 | From a therapeutic aspect , penicillin was marvellous because it cured many dangerous bacterial infections , but it was tiresome because it was inactive by mouth ( it was destroyed by the acidity of the stomach contents ) , it acted for a very short time ( it was rapidly excreted by the kidneys ) and so was of little value unless given by injection at intervals of not longer than 3 hours , and because , after a time , the normal processes of evolution led to the appearance of resistant strains of the microbes which had previously been sensitive to penicillin . |
| 5 | However , it retreated from this position , partly because it feared strong adverse reaction particularly from its political Right , and also because it had seriously underestimated the number of Arabs in Gaza , at 100,000–150,000 when it was nearer 280,000 . |
| 6 | The system was the last shadow of the original shield in space , pursued partly because it contained exciting high technology , partly because it might possibly offer some worthwhile advantages , and partly because it could be used to show that Mr Bush had not turned his back on Mr Reagan 's dream . |
| 7 | Idi Lala , leader of the exiled MCLN , described the RDC 's decision to stick to a one-party system as " thoughtless and dangerous " , because it ignored recurrent social unrest and mass support for a multiparty system . |
| 8 | One of the reasons why he drank a lot was because it made this possible . |
| 9 | Mr Sproat pointed out that currently BR was under no compulsion to make concessions but did so because it made obvious economic sense . |
| 10 | After the war , ‘ unfilled ’ vinyl was used because it had much less surface noise , and a few sets of unfilled vinyl 78s were made for early hi-fi buffs . |
| 11 | ‘ I remember it because it had grey military markings , ’ added Duncan . |
| 12 | Liberal policy was unpatriotic because it recognised other national interests and threatened dissolution of the empire . |
| 13 | Whatever the uncertainties of the precise dates , events and social connections in Rolle 's life it is clear from external and internal evidence that he felt increasingly compelled towards a solitary life because it facilitated contemplative inner life which was for him the reality to be cultivated above all other . |