Example sentences of "[adj] be because they [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is because they share their bodies with algae and have to bring the algae to the surface at low tides so that they can manufacture food . |
| 2 | I believe that this is because they do everything so well that they do not get excessive pitching movements in their training stall recoveries . |
| 3 | And additional cross-tabulations not included in Appendix I showed that two per cent of those buying for cash said that this was because they thought they probably would n't be able to get credit . |
| 4 | They had faith in him , and I believe that this was because they knew he had faith in them . |
| 5 | But that 's because they have them twenty-four hours a day . |
| 6 | That 's because they see it as a threat to their political authority as the only representative of the people . |
| 7 | Well anyway erm they it was interesting , they all seemed rather positive and the reason they were positive is because they perceive him as classless , as somebody who 's actually come up the hard way , who 's experienced the down side of life and who 's nevertheless , through hard work and perseverance and so on , triumphed over that , and actually reached the highest post in the land , and erm they seemed to feel that there was a erm that this was a good thing , that somebody who 's had experience of erm the less privileged side of life , somebody who , and I quote ‘ was n't born with a silver spoon in is mouth , and did n't got to public school and that sort of thing knows more about what 's life for the average person ’ and I agree with that . |