Example sentences of "because a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The other set , belonging to Danaher , had little to smile about , even though he at least was able to , because a few hours before the kick-off he was finally ruled out of contention because of the knee ligament strain which had reduced his contribution over the eight-match tour to a couple of half-matches . |
| 2 | Mr Des Wilson , the Liberal Democrat campaign manager , played down the racial element in the vote that defeated Mr Taylor , saying : ‘ We won that seat on the merits of our campaign , not because a few votes for the Tory may have been influenced by the colour of their candidate 's skin . ’ |
| 3 | Was , because a few years ago the hotel burned down and has gone forever . |
| 4 | She must have been looking for me because a few seconds later she spotted me and came over . |
| 5 | I say this because a few days ago Spurs were linked with a different ( Swedish ) defender , so may have pulled out any interest . |