Example sentences of "[vb pp] [noun prp] because [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I get the impression that opposition teams have unconsciously downgraded Leeds because of the last twelve months and are caught offguard . |
| 2 | Medved regards A Clockwork Orange , Stanley Kubrick 's ultra-violent 1971 film as ‘ superb , challenging and highly original ’ , while taking a swipe at A Fish Called Wanda because of its irreverent attitude to death . |
| 3 | Ichthyosaurs , with their fishy shape , were no great problem ; but Mantell 's dinosaur was called Iguanodon because of some resemblances to the Iguana . |
| 4 | It is nicknamed Southyork because of it 's resemblance to R J Ewing 's ranch , Southfork from the soap opera , Dallas ! |
| 5 | They reported that there was no difference between the first three prize-winners , and so he had appointed Scott because of the genius loci . |
| 6 | On Jan. 24 it was reported that Prunskiene was living in Switzerland , having fled Lithuania because of fears for her safety . |
| 7 | N'Zau Puna contacted the British Broadcasting Corporation ( BBC ) in London on March 10 and said that he and Fernandes had left UNITA because of " mistakes and irregularities at the heart of the organization " . |
| 8 | ‘ Look — before my mum died she told me Jozef Taczek had confessed to her , confessed that he 'd murdered Mills because of the betrayal . |