Example sentences of "[that] it [vb mod] cause " in BNC.
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| 1 | By this time , however , the ‘ Manhattan Project ’ had produced and tested an atomic bomb , and the new President Truman agreed House the fearful weapon against the Japanese in the hope that it would cause them to agree to a ceasefire . |
| 2 | ‘ You will find , ’ Colonel Richardson of Quindale House had said , not unsympathetically , ‘ that it would cause a lot of resentment . |
| 3 | Both Henrietta and Norman tried to manage their affair so that it would cause Minton the least hurt . |
| 4 | Thus in ( 140 ) below the lighting of a fire is presented as a condition which would have permitted Pops to be found sooner , but the fire could not be conceived as acting on Pops directly itself and " making him be found " : ( 140 ) A fire would n't have mattered except that it would cause Pops to be found sooner . |
| 5 | I was friendly with one of the local farmers , and I had in mind on one of our " stand-downs " to run a small flock of sheep through the Lion , I would , of course he dressed in ancient drover gear and had no doubt that it would cause something of a riot at the Lion . |
| 6 | Before this I would probably have agreed with British Rail that it would cause too much trouble . |
| 7 | I dared not go to his house , fearing that it might cause further trouble for him . |
| 8 | The British East India Company was largely opposed to the idea of missionary work , fearing that it might cause hostility among the natives and disrupt its trade . |
| 9 | However , it does cause similar abnormalities in monkeys and there is evidence that it may cause blood vessels in the limbs to leak , which leads to severe damage of the surrounding cells . |
| 10 | The emergence of the Data Protection Act 1984 gave rise to controversy and one complaint has been the burden that it may cause for small business computer users . |
| 11 | If you feel that you will be unable to take out a loan in this way or that it will cause you financial hardship , you can apply to the Social Services Department for help . |
| 12 | Some have predicted that it will cause a series of bad winters ; but studies at the University of East Anglia give cause for optimism |
| 13 | Current high levels of unemployment can be accounted for without recourse to an explanation from technology ; consumer appetite for yet more goods and services still appears to be insatiable ; and even those economists who advance reasons why new technology might cause unemployment at some point in the future acknowledge that just at present the likelihood is that it will cause labour shortages rather than an overall labour surplus . |
| 14 | He stands up and taps on the table for silence , intending to announce this new discovery , in the hope that it will cause yet more laughter , and increase his reputation for honesty still further . |
| 15 | I fear that it will cause great panic in the City and in America and do harm to the Allies . |
| 16 | There is some evidence that it can cause schizophrenia . |
| 17 | Its main problem is that it can cause psychological dissociation , resulting in hallucinations and phenomena which may include subjective experiences of being out of the body or states similar to the near death experience . |
| 18 | One disadvantage of copper pipe is that it can cause the loss of the zinc coating from galvanised pipes and water cisterns . |
| 19 | My friend says I should not have been taking this drug during my pregnancy and that it is well known that it can cause these problems . |
| 20 | My friend says I should not have been taking this drug during my pregnancy and that it is well known that it can cause these problems . |
| 21 | These can harm the consumer — the ban on the sweetening agent cyclamate on the grounds that it could cause cancer is a case in point . |