Example sentences of "or it [modal v] [be] because " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may result from inconveniently timed appointments or travel difficulties ; or it may be because the patient lacks clear understanding of what will happen if he does attend . |
| 2 | Or it may be because the recogniser has for whatever reason , not suggested the correct letters . |
| 3 | This may be because by now she is find the spelling test hard and is getting anxious ; or it may be because she can not make an accurate guess at the way new words are pronounced . |
| 4 | This association may be by virtue of some formal semantic connection ( good , for example , associates with its opposite bad ; animal with any example of an animal like horse ; violin with orchestra of which it is a part ) , or it may be because words are felt to belong to some more vaguely defined lexical group ( rock star ; world tour ; millionaire ; yacht ) . |
| 5 | The pool of workers in the sector is assumed fixed at P. This might be because the employment contract is a repeated game , so that workers remain in the sector in anticipation of future employment , or it could be because there are high costs to leaving the sector . |
| 6 | There are several reasons for this ‘ regression towards the mean ’ ; it could be based on a genetic process , or it could be because a father ( mother ) who is above the mean in ability marries on average someone who is less able than he ( she ) , and so the child , reflecting the ability of both parents , is less able than the father ( mother ) . |