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Example sentences of "because [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1	The main thing is not to point out the ‘ factual error ’ because for the person talking it is n't a mistake .
2	‘ I want to know what is behind this first , ’ he snapped , ‘ because for the life of me I can not understand why a man in his position should want to take up with the likes of you .
3	‘ It was a hair-raising experience at Ibiza because for the sea swim and the canoe leg we had to contend with very high winds and huge waves .
4	‘ Because for the time being you 're apparently enjoying your new little game of manageress .
5	And then I came down to Kerry after my operations because I was er for my feet , I had to get them amputated because For the hardening of the arteries
6	Her own nerves were stretched to breaking-point and she could n't allow herself even to contemplate the changes that would now come in her relationship with David ; that luxury would come later , because for the moment lives were in danger .
7	It was significant because during the course of it two things became very plain to Anna .
8	Because during the course of our discussions today I 'll ask you to introduce me to others if , and only if , you think this meeting with me today has been of benefit to yourself , would that be okay ?
9	And er part of it I think was because during the daytime you did n't see them very much , and at nighttime y you know they they would be obviously around erm going to blues parties and things like that .
10	I had not seen her before because during the school year she lived in Parma , where the family had a house , and during the holidays she was taken either to the sea or to the mountains .
11	was doing all right , but Norway spruce was doing very badly , because during the war during the Wintertime do you see , there was only the Menai Straits , there and there was not much salt in the air .
12	This has been a tradition in my family for as long as I can remember because during the week , everyone in my family has a main meal in the evening and sandwiches at lunchtime .
13	We know that lead was mined by the Brigantes because after the battle of Stanwick and the defeat of Venutius in AD 74 by the Ninth Spanish Legion under Petilius Cerialis , many of the defeated warriors were taken as slaves to work the lead-mines at Hurst in Swaledale and Greenhow Hill in Wharfedale , where lead pigs bearing Roman markings , probably stolen by native workers , have been unearthed from their hiding places .
14	Er , and that term there because after the half term they have to start making their choices is n't that right ?
15	This is because after the ex dividend date , the bond is traded ex dividend ; the seller not the buyer receives the coupon and the buyer has to be compensated in terms of a lower price for holding the bond but not receiving the next coupon payment .
16	I knew I 'd win because after the semi-final , I still had a lot in my tank . ’
17	There is good reason to believe that these attacks were well justified , because after the defeat of the rising and Cade 's death , a commission , sent into Kent to investigate extortions there , held inquests in various parts of the shire between late August and late October 1450 .
18	But it would be a mistake for women to consider themselves reasonably ‘ safe ’ , because after the menopause a woman loses the protective effect of her hormones and her chances of suffering from heart disease are almost equal to a man 's .
19	The Collector sat for a long time contemplating his boots which , because of the dampness , had become covered in green mould .
20	Such sentences as ‘ Climatic conditions deteriorate rapidly with increasing elevation ’ are not difficult because of the concepts embodied but because of the vocabulary used and the way the sentence is structured .
21	This is partly because of the structure of catholic nationalism in the Southern state and partly because the national unity sought by significant numbers of Northern catholic nationalists is still on the basis of the reversal of protestant — loyalist hegemony rather than a power compromise .
22	This is because of the structure of trade unions themselves in Britain .
23	This was partly because of the structure of the lexicon used which enabled efficient storage and search , and cut off non-productive alternatives at an early stage .
24	But even with or maybe because of the structure put in place so far ( UX No 418 ) , its still getting that taste of an old-boys network up yonder and wonders where the key visionary , operations , financial analysis and strategy talent is going to come from , or when DEC 's youngbloods are going to get their chance .
25	Table 1.5 gives the figures for full-time , part-time and total degree enrolments in 11 subject groups between 1979–80 and 1986–87 , excluding the Open University where degree courses can not be grouped in this way because of the structure of foundation plus optional courses ( Open University 1989 ) .
26	If they did not and Harris had been free to work for a GUS company which was not in the mail order business he could still have passed Littlewoods ' business secrets back to the mail order companies because of the structure of the GUS group .
27	‘ We 've found it increasingly difficult to attract youngsters into the game because of the success of , and publicity for , rugby league here , ’ Des Seabrook , coach of Orrell and Lancashire , said .
28	That 's why we went on to Seattle and Phoenix and worked our way back east again through the south , through Texas , Florida and Tennessee and it ended up going more than twice its length because of the success of the show .
29	LAWRENSON : ‘ No but I honestly believe that there are certain members of the Press that are delighted to have a go at Liverpool because of the success that they 've had .
30	Antisemitism also drew support in both countries from working-class people disturbed by the impact of industrialism and large-scale capitalism , and possibly because of the success of big business houses with Jewish names .