Example sentences of "but because [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But because we can not escape history it also seems either naive or even wicked . |
| 2 | We had been childhood friends , not from deep affection , or even from admiration , but because we were the same sort of person and trusted one another . |
| 3 | Those of us who now recognise it as immoral do so , not because we are compassionate , but because we recognise the equal rights of humans and the duties that follow from recognising those rights . |
| 4 | We do not have to fear predators in the same way as do other animals , but because we are social beings and rely upon others for survival , learning and fulfilment in life , company is essential . |
| 5 | In a profound sense we doubt not only because we are ignorant of something but because we are absolutely certain of nothing . |
| 6 | Few pilots are in this game for the glory or so — called glamour , but because we are inextricably dedicated to the sport of aerobatics , and we have an insatiable desire to one day bring home a Gold , Silver or even a Bronze . |
| 7 | ‘ We do have a spyhole in the door but because we were expecting someone we did not use it . |
| 8 | ‘ But because we were so bad it woke us all up . |
| 9 | ‘ There is a facility to download information directly from the general ledger , but because we have a variety of different general ledgers and structures , it is left to the unit to sort it out . ’ |
| 10 | Not for your sake , Colonel , but because we prefer to keep peace on the streets . ’ |
| 11 | We do n't do things out of choice or purpose but because we are rewarded for what we do . |
| 12 | But they ( the French ) did not beat us physically but because we lost our cool … and there were worse problems , especially the lack of a leader . |
| 13 | Sensations of white , for instance , are classed together , not because we can take them to pieces , and say they are alike in this , and not alike in that , but because we feel them to be alike altogether , though in different degrees . |
| 14 | ‘ We 're not laying claim to a social plan just for the pleasure of doing one , but because we believe accompanying measures must be put in place and the occasion must be seized to explore all possible avenues towards preserving the maximum employment , ’ the representative is quoted as saying . |
| 15 | Not because of their undoubted erudition , acuity and ( not least ) charm have pre-empted everything we , their successors , might have to say on the matter ( culture is evolving at too vertiginous a speed for that to happen ) , but because we are n't alone in having read Barthes and Eco and assimilated their methodology . |
| 16 | But because we , too , live in the modern world . |
| 17 | Many historians have tended to stress the instrumental nature of sexual relationships and the conflicts inherent in working-class patterns of life , and no doubt much of this was often true ; but because we can not now identify with the exact meanings given to activities , this does not mean that strong feelings of warmth and mutual support did not exist . |
| 18 | But because we must n't let anyone know he 's here , there are a few precautions we must take . |
| 19 | ‘ We 're not doing it because he 's poor , ’ said Peter , ‘ but because we like him . ’ |
| 20 | It was difficult to sleep that night , not only because the floor was hard , but because we could n't escape the worry of what the future had in store for us . |
| 21 | But because we 're not that sort of organization |
| 22 | His teaching is full of an emphasis on obedience , not because we are forced to , but because we are free to do what is right , what God wants . |
| 23 | The true moral seems to be that a choice is difficult not because we can not decide which is the better but because we can not bear to give up the one that has not been chosen . |
| 24 | You might put it this way : We are human beings , not because we have souls but because we are able to conceive of the possibility that we might have souls . |
| 25 | Those of us who live and work in Northern Ireland would say that the feeling on the part of the community about bringing these matters to an end is not the result of any war-weary or defeatist feeling but because we want to bring them to an end and restore peace , and it is a very strong feeling . |
| 26 | We did so not because we did not want money spent on community care , but because we did not necessarily believe that a one-track policy was the best way to ensure the ideal form of care . |
| 27 | And let us remember that as De Klerk himself said they changed not because as he said , we wanted to but because we had to . |
| 28 | For our part , we wish to step back from philosophical issues , not because they are totally irrelevant but because we believe that it is not necessary , from a sociological research point of view , to take them up . |
| 29 | ‘ You have n't been pressured into any further interrogation , not only because of the condition you were in for so long , ’ Munro said , ‘ but because we know everything there is to know about Operation Eagle . ’ |
| 30 | PPS If you already a member of The Ramblers ' Association , please forgive us , but because we want to preserve the confidentiality of each other 's membership lists , some element of duplication is inevitable . |