Example sentences of "this [is] [subord] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is because for each PB there is a very wide range of possible CBs . |
| 2 | The prisoners are allowed out of their cells from around 5.30 in the morning until 6.30 in the evening , during which time a majority of them would be involved in some type of work ; this is because for every two days they work they can earn one day 's remission of sentence . |
| 3 | This is because for many years trade unions themselves were immune from actions in tort . |
| 4 | I think this is because for the last five months I was pregnant I was so withdrawn and would n't talk to anybody — would n't go out of the house , I used to sit upstairs or here hoping she would n't kick too hard and my dad would n't see anything . |
| 5 | often this is because of a distinctive vocal sound , but sometimes more subtle devices make everyone want to listen . |
| 6 | Usually this is because of tax advantages . |
| 7 | This is because of their legitimate keenness to stress the presence of a communal principle in the history of mankind . |
| 8 | This work surprisingly shows that leisure time actually diminishes as productive technology advances ; whether this is because of population increases or because of the rise of an exploitative class is not clear . |
| 9 | This is because of the structure of trade unions themselves in Britain . |
| 10 | This is because of two main differences between Islam and Hinduism or Sikhism . |
| 11 | This is because of the continuous cycle of separation and togetherness , when the relationship is constantly being renewed . |
| 12 | This is because of the theological stance of some that people who have taken their own lives can not go to heaven , but instead go to hell eternally because the sin is viewed as such a serious one . |
| 13 | David Hudson , an insurance analyst with BZW , said : ‘ This is because of increasing wealth and a rise in the general standard of living . ’ |
| 14 | This is because of the original concentrations of salts ( sulphates , nitrates , phosphates and chlorides ) in the limestone that was frequently used as a building material . |
| 15 | This is because of the widespread development of partial resistance to penicillin and other antibiotics by the gonococcus , due to its evolution as a response to changes in its environment . |
| 16 | This is because of continued improvements in fuel economy performance and also due to growth in use of diesel-engined cars . |
| 17 | They may say they are not sick when clearly they are ; this is because of the mental state . |
| 18 | In part , this is because of the shortcomings of that highly specific subject framework . |
| 19 | This is because of differences in hunting behaviour and also because predator reaction to prey availability varies considerably . |
| 20 | Sometimes this is because of fear of ‘ psychiatric ’ treatment ( Taylor and Stansfield 1984 ) . |
| 21 | ( This is because of the spin characteristic of the intermediate nucleus , helium-5 , produced fleetingly during the fusion reaction . ) |
| 22 | The NRPB says this is because of new findings that the livers of cows grazing near coal-fired stations do not appear to accumulate polonium . |
| 23 | This is because of the decision of the US Food and Drugs Administration some 20 years ago to classify contact lenses as drugs . |
| 24 | This is because of the reactions induced by instillation — ie reflex tearing , blinking and lacrymal drainage , all of which lead to dilution and elimination of the foreign substance . |
| 25 | This is because of the microchip 's wide variety of applications . |
| 26 | This is because of the limited partnerships ' tax losses while drilling , and the availability of capital allowances . |
| 27 | This is because of the process known as plate tectonics . |
| 28 | This is because of the wide range of both plants and fish that are freely available ( and very popular ) in the hobby , which originate from these areas . |
| 29 | When a parent is very resistant to changing their reactions to their children it is helpful to unearth why they feel so strongly and often this is because of childhood experience . |
| 30 | This is because of a sleepy driver who knocked me off my bicycle one evening in 1980 , breaking my back and severing my spinal cord . |