Example sentences of "[vb pp] [art] [noun] because it [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Ashton provoked laughter when he said he had watched the programme because it was set in his constituency , and he had been to school with the father of Sean Bean , one of the stars . |
| 2 | I 'd no idea how he 'd got the invite because it was supposed to be a tournament for the top eight players in the world , and he had n't reached that standard . |
| 3 | They had bought the flat because it was convenient for Mike 's daily train . |
| 4 | I have a copy of the consortium 's report and the hon. Member for Gordon should have got a copy because it was identical to the Lothian report . |
| 5 | ( It is called a funnel because it is open to so many wind directions . ) |
| 6 | Editors like pictures and many a mediocre press release has found a place because it was accompanied by an eye-catching or interesting picture . |
| 7 | The play revolves around Brose , a harebrained nonentity machine-operator , who runs a boiler room of a semi-automated antiseptic dye factory , having taken the job because it was easy work and non-union , and who manages to annoy everybody except his fiancée . |
| 8 | ‘ It has trounced the opposition because it is truly portable , with a long battery life , and will fit into your pocket . |
| 9 | Some social scientists did : most ignored the debate because it was , frankly , naive ( and often consisted of nothing more than special pleading from scientists working for institutions that had much to lose ) . |
| 10 | She had chosen the book because it was the kind of volume she liked being seen around with , thick , classic and Russian . |