Example sentences of "[pron] [be] [adv] because it is " in BNC.
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| 1 | In that marriage she was easily the dominant partner and Joe let her be partly because it is n't in his nature to be pushy or dominant but mainly due to the fact his father bullied his mother , as we are told and he is afraid of him doing this as well and so fails to protect Pip and tolerates Mrs Joe 's dominant character . |
| 2 | It is also because it is a well-written , intensely moving story which shows that MPs can and do achieve things , that true love can and does exist , and which restores one 's faith in politicians at a time such restoration is badly needed . |
| 3 | If it stimulates you to dissent , it is precisely because it is so closely pondered in its own terms and it never , throughout its four hours , loosens its grip on you . |
| 4 | It is precisely because it is thought to be binding that it can serve as an expression of identification . |
| 5 | But it is precisely because it is an act of the whole man that it includes the understanding . |
| 6 | To understand the world one is in is to understand where it came from , and how it came ; and it is only because it is understood , or thought to be , that one can aspire to change it . |
| 7 | The normal bass roll-off of -6dB by 38Hz is low enough to lend a convincing weight to the majority of signals and if the bass seems initially a little ‘ polite ’ to some ears it is only because it is tight , with little or no hangover — the dual coupled-cavity technique really does give a positive ‘ start and stop ’ throughout its range . |
| 8 | Yes it is so because it is nostrum , cut out the nostrum , and let me give my heart to God — and all is ... [ rest of line illegible ] |