Example sentences of "because it [vb -s] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From the olive-branch , modern languages have derived a synonym for ‘ peace ’ ; the reason is that the olive is the product par excellence of peaceful cultivation , because it takes fifteen to twenty years to mature , and the destruction of olives was always the first task of an invading army . |
| 2 | Right it is a hundred miles from King 's Lynn to London , the train takes two hours to do the journey the train does not go at a constant speed , it speeds up sometimes and slows down at other times it also stops at stations on the way and on once of course as it , as it 's stopping it 's going more and more slowly and as it 's er moving off again it starts slowly and starts to go quickly but because it takes two hours in all the train goes a hundred miles in two hours we say its average speed for the journey is fifty miles per hour . |
| 3 | It does n't , sometimes it goes more slowly sometimes it goes more quickly , sometimes it stops but because it takes two hours to do the hundred miles we say its average speed for the journey is fifty miles per hour . |
| 4 | He said copyart can be practised by people of differing abilities because it takes little or no skill to produce exciting and impressive images . |
| 5 | This is a truly radical development for the church , because it takes much of its thinking from Marxism . |
| 6 | Particularly if dissimilar investments with different time scales are in competition for funds , the NPV method has merit in the general case , because it takes these factors into account . |
| 7 | particularly if dissimilar investments with different time scales are in competition for funds , the NPV method has merit in the general case , because it takes these factors into account . |
| 8 | Most experts recommend once a week because it takes this long for any real loss to show . |
| 9 | And because it takes several months , and often a year or more , before a lender seeks to repossess , the 1991 repossession figures reflect the interest rates charged in 1990 . |
| 10 | The force within can also be manipulated through … Dieting , in which you are discouraged from eating meat because it provokes unhelpful vibrations and produces what might be called static interference in meditation . |
| 11 | She believes that the more placid Protestant religion to which she belongs is infinitely better , because it provokes fewer emotions , but calms the soul . |
| 12 | Learning linguistic terminology is enabling , because it forms one part of children 's growing vocabulary and thinking . |
| 13 | Salamanca Old Cathedral , so-called because it forms one unit with the much larger New Cathedral , was built in 1120 78 ( Vol . |
| 14 | Volatile solvent extraction is employed a great deal in the perfume industry because it produces superb fragrances which are truer to the aroma found in the living plant . |
| 15 | A simple unipolar drive circuit — so-called because it produces unidirectional currents suitable for use with a variable -reluctance type motor is discussed in Section 2.2 . |
| 16 | The bourbon shrub rose ‘ Zéphirine Drouhin ’ is widely grown as a climber because it produces scented pink flowers and its lack of thorns makes pruning easier . |
| 17 | The pancreas is vital for digesting food , because it produces digestive enzymes as well as the hormone insulin . |
| 18 | Pragmatism is a skeptical conception of law because it rejects genuine , nonstrategic legal rights . |
| 19 | But the potency with which c-Myc induces apoptosis suggests that deregulated c-Myc expression by itself is likely to be lethal because it kills any cell that encounters growth-limiting conditions , an almost invariable outcome in vivo . |
| 20 | This was a remarkably-thorough and penetrative survey of the WEA 's work in a predominantly-rural area ; worth citing at some length because it encapsulates much of the spirit of the Eastern District at this time . |
| 21 | Nevertheless , the literature on the professions per se provides a useful entrée into this type of education , because it identifies some of the main themes which characterize not only those professions but preparation for them : the existence of a body of specialized knowledge and expertise ; the influence of professional norms and ethics ; the autonomy and responsibility of the professional ; the relationships with colleagues , clients and the state . |
| 22 | Practical English Usage is invaluable because it solves many problems which are frequently not dealt with in coursebooks . |
| 23 | It might be thought that the ideal of protected expectation is a distinctly democratic ideal , because it proposes that coercion be used only when authorized by procedures to which the people have consented . |
| 24 | It also gives a more useful reduction because it guarantees lexical output . |
| 25 | The church 's spokesman , Bishop Joseph Duffy , said : ‘ We feel obliged to state that the wording proposed is basically flawed because it guarantees less than the total exclusion of deliberate abortion . ’ |
| 26 | We have done one on erm , which , which gardening audit which is by our definition a continuous job because it happens all the time , but it follows procedures a hundred percent . |
| 27 | Because it goes straight over my head anyway . |
| 28 | Oh right , yeah because it goes this whatever , is temp phone call is temporarily engaged . |
| 29 | You might take an unexpected turning just because it feels right , and discover a lovely place to eat . |
| 30 | But , above all , use colour because it feels right for you , be instinctive in your mixing , allow yourself to be compelled and inspired . |