Example sentences of "[be] [det] because [prep] " in BNC.

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1 No I think the young fellows today are more because of course they go into the flats do n't they ?
2 Is that because of a heightened awareness of the dangers of tube travel , or do statistics bear out the intuition that death by subterranean dismemberment is one of the current favourites ?
3 Is that because of the distance they have to travel ?
4 Yes is that is that because of erm fear that
5 Erm is that because of the v the area , or because ?
6 Now , I 'm getting that quite regularly , is that because of chest ?
7 Now in recent years , what has happened is that because of the recession , mineral operators instead of looking for enormous new areas to work have been seeking to erm improve er through their own review processes , the working within their existing sites and perhaps to go for some modest increases , so the number of applications has kept up , the amount of work that we are engaged in has er been at least as much as in the past and in some cases because of enforcement matters has been greater , but the fee income has been slipping .
8 Is that because of technical difficulties , or for some other reason .
9 Is that because of the food price war ?
10 Is that because of the dry winter ?
11 Can I jump from this , they 're all interconnected , over to question of magistrates , one of the questions in the notes , really , it points out that there are about , not quite , but er , about two third of magistrates are men , and about a third women , erm , is there , is that because of history , and shall , because they 're are more women than men , I mean logically , because there are more women than men in the community , there should be more women magistrates than men , should n't there , on the on the basis of presentation , I take it that , I do n't know the figures , but I take it that er , more and more women now are er , being , accepting , the called , of course , to be magistrate , you did n't have any choice once , do you in a way .
12 Is that because of the war ?
13 but is this because of the family 's bad eating habits , or is there a genetic factor ?
14 Is this because of their anti-arrhythmic effect , or due to them combating heart failure ?
15 Is this because of the strange life your mother forced on you or is it a natural trait of character ? ’
16 Is this because of Doreen — because she 'll soon be with you ? ’
17 Is this because of that dismal performance against Norwich ?
18 Tell people that you are going to meet Linford Christie , and women go coy and men go bawdy , and it is all because of the shorts , the blatant visual précis of the image .
19 INFANTS at Harrowgate Hill School in Darlington are adopting a uniform of hard hats , overalls and wellingtons and it is all because of the pantomime , Peter Pan .
20 You know , I 've had a bitter , hard life since I last heard your voice , and if I 've survived , it 's all because of you ! ’
21 And if they get very famished and very desperate and enough of their mates come out to join them , then how can Sir Robert Peel and his Tories fail to listen when you tell him it 's all because of the Corn Laws ?
22 And it 's all because of me . ’
23 It 's all because of a computer error at the Cheltenham based University Central Council on Admissions .
24 Well , it 's all because of the legendary Rob Ellen , who first invited me down from Shetland to tour in the Highlands oh , five years ago .
25 ‘ I feel sad about this , especially for the fans - and it 's all because of one man , Alain Prost . ’
26 it 's all because of this change of money you see and then when we get on to the new
27 Was that because of living with me ? ’
28 Was that because of the docks ?
29 Was that because of lack of time ?
30 Was this because of governmental housing policy or a poor employment record on the part of the bread-winner of the family ?
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