Example sentences of "[modal v] [be] [adj] because it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is quite clear , sir , that on the existing allocations , thirteen years to go , that the figure of nine thousand seven hundred dwellings , if you want to stick by that figure , my view it should be lower because it has too much an assumption for migration in a constrained area , if you want to stick by that figure , the nine thousand seven hundred will be reached without a new settlement , of that I have no doubt whatsoever . |
| 2 | He explained to me that it must be stronger because it contained stronger bonds and more of them than any previous material . |
| 3 | Again , the placebo could be powerful because it meets some psychological need for attention and treatment . |
| 4 | However , this need not be the case : the lower surface gravity of Mercury could be responsible because it confines ejecta blankets and secondary craters closer to the primary than is the case on the Moon . |
| 5 | the means , which the defendant uses to inflict loss on the plaintiff , may be unlawful because it involves conduct wrongful towards a third party . |
| 6 | Contracting may be effective because it makes evasion difficult , facilitates communication , and offers rewards to the patient . |
| 7 | An act of ill-treatment may be significant because it has a serious effect upon the child . |
| 8 | The contracting phase will be unsuitable because it has no strong thermodynamic arrow of time . |