Example sentences of "[adv] [coord] partly because " in BNC.
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| 1 | Between 1962 and 1965 , de Gaulle reclaimed a more active role in domestic policy , partly because he now had the time to do so and partly because Pompidou , who had never held elective office , had a more presidentialist conception of the constitution than Debré . |
| 2 | Brian had chosen Bath as a place to which he would take Celia the following weekend , partly because it was not too far away and partly because he remembered how happy they had been there before . |
| 3 | Planning permission for its conversion into a dwelling existed when the barn was purchased , but the scheme was particularly disliked by one of the new owners who believed , partly for the reason cited above and partly because of her training as a sculptress , that a simpler treatment , more strongly evocative of the barn 's original function , might be adopted and still give comfortable and convenient living accommodation . |
| 4 | Jessamy puffed her way to the end of the track , then stood still , partly because she needed to get her breath back and partly because she was startled by the sight in front of her . |
| 5 | One suspects that Arsenal and Norwich are facing disrepute charges partly because of TV coverage at home and abroad and partly because between Saturday afternoon and Monday morning various sections of the media had built up a fine head of steam in demanding that the FA take action . |