Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [noun pl] because [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not always easy to directly compare the interest rates between different lenders because of differences in the way the charges are calculated — a good guide is the APR rather than the basic rate — and always bear in mind the possible arrangement or setting up fees ! |
| 2 | A MERSEYRAIL train may not run for three months because of vandals . |
| 3 | The vast majority of patients referred to general hospitals because of acts of self-harm have taken overdoses . |
| 4 | He also promised that the country 's schools — which had been closed for two months because of fears of political violence — would reopen within days , and that a civic work programme would be implemented for Haitian youths . |
| 5 | Tory MPs protested the measures may be held up for two years because of delays on the Bill to ratify the Maastricht Treaty . |
| 6 | He could n't lie down for seven weeks because of problems with his head , neck and pelvis , ’ recalled Knight . |