Example sentences of "because of [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Jewish , Christian and Islamic tradition the word ‘ God ’ is used for God not because its meaning is thought to correspond to the nature of God , but simply as a convenient label for the ultimate , altogether incomprehensible mystery because of which things exist instead of there not being anything at all . |
| 2 | She could face a charge of wasting police time — but action is unlikely because of her illness . |
| 3 | A woman with leukaemia says she 's been sacked from her job as a secretary because of her illness . |
| 4 | Three years later the tables had turned once more and now Dannii was being asked for interviews in Britain simply because of her sister 's fame . |
| 5 | Lydia was contrite , not because of her treatment of Finn but because her rejection of him made Betty 's kindly presence with her seem not only pointless but rather foolish . |
| 6 | In the case of Estella however her appearances are n't really deceiving as she looks arrogant and proud and has proud eyes though she really changes for the better even though it occurred because of her treatment by Bentley Drummle and in the end like Pip , she is wiser and has been softened by her experiences and lost her proud eyes and air . |
| 7 | Mrs Thatcher herself emerged with greater international stature now , in large measure because of her relationship with President Ronald Reagan . |
| 8 | She knew she had visited heavy housework upon herself because of her attitude . |
| 9 | Pip 's relationship with Estella at the beginning is weak because of her attitude towards him and the reason why . |
| 10 | In earlier chapters we saw that manic-depressive conflict between ego and superego became much more marked with the introduction of agriculture and weaning , leading to the internalization of the primal , providential mother in phantasy because of her disappearance in reality , as symbolized , for instance , in the mother-goddess cult . |
| 11 | It seemed he held all the cards — there were other agencies who could handle his business , and if he denied Grantham and Marsh the opportunity because of her stubbornness how could she explain it to Sebastian ? |
| 12 | At the same time , cutting acted as a kind of punishment which , because of her sense of worthlessness , Jenny felt she needed . |
| 13 | When Travis seemed in need of another stiff drink , Sebastian served him liberally and , Travis 's tongue more free than it had ever been , he spoke of his love for Rosemary , his wish to marry her , but how because of her sense of propriety she would n't even let him take her out , or so much as mention her name to his family . |
| 14 | She did get visits from other visitors but they wore off because of her awkwardness . |
| 15 | It was haunted , of course , by the ghost of a witch 's daughter ; the sea had risen up while she walked along the shore here , and swept her away because of her wickedness . |
| 16 | She was being blackmailed and , because of her promise to Travis never to breathe a word about the woman he truly did love , she could not do a thing about it . |
| 17 | It was foolish , just to feel different because of her hair , but excitement had begun stirring within her . |
| 18 | They fear she was assassinated because of her studies with indigenous and displaced peoples . |
| 19 | He had told her she would have to be an outlaw because of her heritage . |
| 20 | Any problems she has encountered have not been because of her gender , but because she has had older people working for her . |
| 21 | The children at school , with whom Martha 's struggle to be accepted was lost before it began because of her colour , called her Red Ibo . |
| 22 | We called her Rusty , because of her colour . |
| 23 | On a nest of cotton wool , in a little box , my grandmother kept the two wedding rings which had worn thin , then broken , during her married life , because of her handling of corn . |
| 24 | She must face up to facts : her original project of family co-operation had fallen through because of her misjudgement . |
| 25 | And he knew that Marama , because of her title , would always be looked after if she stayed on Koraloona , so it would be wrong of him to be selfish and expect her to live in semi-starvation on a strange island . |
| 26 | ‘ And now — and again because of my wife 's insistence , because of her concern for your health — I have hired a conveyance to take you to the railway station at Skipton . ’ |
| 27 | This woman had been to jail because of her beliefs . |
| 28 | KRISTI YAMAGUCHI , a fourth generation American-Japanese , is losing sponsorship cash because of her name , according to speculation in the US media . |
| 29 | And without any lead-up she said , ‘ From what I gather some people take the mickey out of her down there because of her name , punning it like , and she being a bit fat . |
| 30 | A few moments later he had regained control , but it was clear that he was still dreadfully upset when he revealed , ‘ Yesterday — everything seemed to bubble up inside me and , and I thought — I thought I could n't cope any more with a relationship that was n't a … with loving someone who I knew loved me but who was , because of her upbringing , her beliefs , her parents , convention — fear of scandal — propriety — you name it , I went through the lot yesterday . ’ |