Example sentences of "is because [pron] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is because they require information on future births and migration , for which accurate predictions at a local level are always difficult , and because the ancillary information available will also be less detailed . |
| 2 | This is because they send data in 1,024 byte packets instead of a one-byte stream . |
| 3 | That , says McKinsey , is because they spend money where it is needed rather than on grand castles in the air . |
| 4 | This is because they sing songs with titles like ‘ Love Girdle ’ , which , so the singer tells us , ‘ is about being in love with , well , a fat girl . ’ |
| 5 | The main reason these managers have power is because they possess rewards desired by employees and have the ability to bring about undesirable outcomes for those that do not comply with directives . |
| 6 | Christians usually think that they have nothing to learn from other religions , but that is because we confuse beliefs and practices . |
| 7 | If the system is so ‘ sophisticated ’ that outside organisations are handling our magazine and problems like the one in Autumn occur why bother with that system ? why not go back to good old postage stamps ? … the reason is because we commenced distribution by Royal Mail 's ‘ Presstream ’ at the beginning of 1992 which involves the sender sorting all its UK mail into postcode order , the benefit being considerable savings from two discounts , firstly the Presstream pricing is lower than the standard postage rate and secondly an extra discount is earned because we have done the sorting instead of Royal Mail . |
| 8 | Erm , and it turns out they 're all from T G I and it is because we got Richard as manager . |
| 9 | And it is because we have obligations that we can claim to have rights . |
| 10 | ‘ One of the reasons you were chosen is because you speak English . |
| 11 | For the women , this is because you have cunts . |
| 12 | I only have a pound left and I was paid on Friday and that is because I bought food and very basic toiletries . |
| 13 | I mean I 've actually I tried to persuade a colleague of mine that I could quite easily sexually harass a male student of mine , and the reason I could do that , or the way I could do that , is because I have power over him . |
| 14 | If I appear , let us say , disenchanted , it is because I have reason to be . |