Example sentences of "[noun pl] because it [modal v] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Register-shifting , while a possibility in certain sorts of text , is discouraged in academic texts because it can often have the effect of ironising your writing , something which is undesirable if you have to demonstrate clearly your knowledge and ideas . |
| 2 | Since then the garage has been obliged to leave some of its cars on the lines because it can not display them any other way . |
| 3 | Last August the hospital had to close 26 beds because it could n't afford to staff them . |
| 4 | Last August the hospital had to close 26 beds because it could n't afford to staff them . |
| 5 | Sun said it went to the Russians because it could n't find comparable technology anywhere else — the only other source comes from the US military , and according to Dave Ditzel , acting head of Sun Labs , ‘ It 's easier to work with the Russians ’ . |
| 6 | The British Historic Buildings Trust is unable to pay architects , builders and financial backers because it can not raise money from most of the 33 houses it repaired in Hanover Square , Manningham , Bradford , West Yorks . |
| 7 | The British Historic Buildings Trust is unable to pay architects , builders and financial backers because it can not raise money from most of the 33 houses it repaired in Hanover Square , Manningham , Bradford , West Yorks . |