Example sentences of "because it [vb past] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The match was a 45,000 sell-out — even though the game was screened live on television — because it carried an air of glamour . |
| 2 | He was told not to smoke on set because it spoiled the image : he smoked . |
| 3 | However , in Ronbar Enterprises Ltd v Green Jenkins LJ , having reviewed some earlier business sale cases in which severance had taken place viz Goldsoll v Goldman [ 1914 ] 2 Ch 603 and British Reinforced Concrete Engineering Co Ltd v Schelff [ 1921 ] 2 Ch 563 , said that Attwood v Lamont could be distinguished because it concerned an employment contract . |
| 4 | Edward VI 's Bill of 1547 encountered a great deal of opposition throughout English society not only because it concerned the chantries but also because it struck at the system of confraternities on which much of medieval life was based . |
| 5 | For example , when Rome 's first sundial was brought to the city from Sicily in 263 BC , during the first Punic war , and was erected in the Forum it was inaccurate because it indicated the time appropriate to the place whence it came which was more than four degrees to the south . |
| 6 | The definition can be made more accurate , but not wholly satisfactory by specifying that the other animal must have changed its behaviour because it perceived the signal through its sense organs , and was not physically forced . |
| 7 | National Savings were particularly competitive in the 1980's when emphasis was placed on raising government funds from this source , largely because it relieved the need somewhat to borrow from the banking system which created credit and therefore inflationary conditions , and because of the fear that government borrowing in the long-term capital markets would tend to ‘ crowd-out ’ industrial and commercial companies from that market , and impede their ability to raise funds for capital investment and long-term growth . |
| 8 | Many parents and would-be parents watching the play would understand the mother 's position because it reflected the consensus of public opinion . |
| 9 | Easy Rider happened to become the film of the moment because it reflected the mood of the moment . |
| 10 | Early in my journalistic career I learned that one should never use a preposition to end a sentence with — remembering it because it committed the error it condemned ; whatever the consequence , I was now fully convinced that Moose Jaw was not a bad place to be from . |
| 11 | Elizabeth 's reign is now seen to be of crucial importance because it saw the completion of the Protestantization of the English people and witnessed the creation of a uniquely English style of Protestant church which was later to be labelled Anglicanism . |
| 12 | County were battered and bruised , but they still had a bit of bounce left and came back with a goal from Dean Thomas which sent Nicky Hammond the wrong way , only because it took a deflection . |
| 13 | In Aragon 's eyes , the pact was a major step in the direction of peace , not only because it represented a curbing of fascist aggression towards the Soviet Union , but also since it was not in theory incompatible with the signing of a tripartite agreement between France , Great Britain and the USSR . " , |
| 14 | For sure Cabinets were made and unmade on the floor of the House , but the Cabinet for its part could unmake the House of Commons because it enjoyed the right to ask for a dissolution and after the election it could look for support from amongst members in a new House of Commons . |
| 15 | ‘ We liked that site because it prepared the children for going to school . |
| 16 | Joyce Quin ( Labour , Gateshead East ) said her party favoured a Minister for Women , Suzanne Fletcher ( LibDem , Stockton North ) was opposed because it marginalised the issue and Brenda Thompson , a Tory on Cleveland County Council , said the appointment would be patronising . |
| 17 | It was denounced by many as economically dangerous and potentially unenforceable , not least because it specified the requirement of budgetary balance without providing the mechanism through which this could be achieved . |
| 18 | He regarded this system as inimical to the rule of law for a number of reasons : first , because it undermined the principles of equality and universality of law ; secondly , because it placed the State in a privileged position and would therefore threaten the historic achievement of bringing the Crown under law ; and , thirdly , insofar as it resulted in the establishment of special courts , it infringed the principle of the separation of judicial and ministerial powers . |
| 19 | According to Judge Abraham Sofaer , Brunei was picked especially because it received no assistance already , and would seem to be returning no favours ; it was never intended to get anything beyond appreciation . |
| 20 | The implication is that America lost the war because it lacked the will to win . |
| 21 | However , the NGC said this route had already been rejected , partly because it meant a concentration of lines at Norton . |
| 22 | The Community Charge was unpopular because it meant an increase in tax for many families , especially those with a number of adults living in one household . |
| 23 | For a start he 'd given up being a hippie , which must have been a relief to the Fish , not only professionally but because it meant the Fish could play Charlie soul records — Otis Redding and all — the only music he liked . |
| 24 | Once VE Day was over , we were all very happy because it meant the end of air raids and bombing attacks on Germany , and we now turned our thoughts to the problem of subduing the little yellow perils . |
| 25 | To the chagrin of Buckingham , however , because it meant the postponement of the opening of the College , the CNAA declined in 1974 to approve Buckingham courses in general and a law degree in particular . |
| 26 | The new principle was a good one , because it forced the government to live in a world where inflation matters and can not be conveniently assumed away . |
| 27 | That was just about the only redeeming feature of that winter because it formed a kind of bridge which made walking up to the road a lot easier . |
| 28 | This concession to Vichy was unacceptable to de Gaulle on grounds of self-interest , because it reduced the stature and role of Free France . |
| 29 | Plundering en route was forbidden , probably because it reduced the speed of the army rather than for any ethical reasons . |
| 30 | Lofoten was chosen for this first large raid because it offered a chance to hit back at the enemy as well as such economic targets as the destruction of fish oil supplies , which might impair German manufacture of nitro-glycerine and would reduce supplies of vitamin A and B capsules issued to German troops . |