Example sentences of "[noun] cause [pers pn] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Radon occurs naturally in rocks such as granite , and can move readily through porous rock and soil and can seep into buildings causing dangerous concentrations to accumulate ( inhaling radon causes it to be deposited in the lungs so increasing the risks of lung cancer ) . |
| 2 | The 11th round had been scheduled to begin on Feb. 15 , 1989 , but the change-over in the US administration caused it to be postponed until June 19 , five days after the US Senate confirmed the appointment of Richard Burt ( a former Assistant Secretary of State for European and Canadian Affairs ) as the new NST delegation leader . |
| 3 | The word ‘ mothering ’ is sexist in many contexts because it reinforces the ‘ natural ’ connection of women with children and childcare — a connection that feminists have criticised , since under our present social arrangements it has the entirely sexist consequences of defining non-mothers as non-women , restricting women 's opportunities to do other things if they wish , exploiting their unpaid labour and in some cases causing them to be seen as less important than the children they give birth to . |
| 4 | The coin caused it to be possible that the bar come out . |
| 5 | Generally , though , the heirs are not identified ; in any case such entries are sporadic except in Cornwall , where the Celtic custom of partible inheritance caused them to be widespread , and incidentally obliterates the trail of the persons concerned in a great many cases . |
| 6 | Twice his eyes and his feet caused him to be rejected . |
| 7 | Most diverting is Artegall 's encounter with the Amazon Radigund whose sexual allurements cause him to be captured and emasculated by being dressed in woman 's clothes and forced to spin . |
| 8 | She knew only that today was the last she 'd spend at Wilder 's Wilderness , and the knowledge caused her to be wrapped in misery . |
| 9 | And then impulse caused her to be frank . |
| 10 | For example , a conglomerate in receipt of inside information from an issuer of publicly traded securities may find itself in a position where actual compliance with its disclosure obligations to its retail customers ( ie. , those who wish to buy shares ) in accordance with the equitable principle of undivided loyalty causes it to be liable in an action for breach of confidence to its corporate clients , and guilty of tipping in violation of anti-insider dealing laws . |
| 11 | The repeated passage of a presolar cloud of material through the spiral arms caused it to be compressed until eventually it collapsed to form the Solar System . |
| 12 | Submission of the SSR causes it to be distributed to all : |
| 13 | In the case of consumer goods , such as a table lamp , if the negligence of the manufacturer causes them to be defective , then the person injured as a result will be entitled to damages . |
| 14 | Pasting the pattern or other parts of the illustration over the top of the clipping shape causes them to be constrained to the clipping shape . |
| 15 | Lance-Corporal John Shaw ( 1789–1815 ) , a prize-fighter whose magnificent physique caused him to be much in demand as an artist 's model . |
| 16 | As for war policy , Spartan censorship and secrecy could not conceal the rivalries and back-biting : jealousy , phthonos , felt for Brasidas by the ‘ leading men ’ of Sparta caused him to be starved of supplies ( iv . |
| 17 | Furthermore , the monks ' support of Winchelsea in his struggle with the Crown caused them to be temporarily driven out of their house and they had to watch their grain rot in their granary . |
| 18 | That rebellion caused her to be half inclined to scrape her hair back in a ‘ schoolmarm ’ hairstyle , and to be wearing her heavy hornrimmed spectacles when His Lordship called . |
| 19 | Now , thanks in no small measure to his own contribution to the Hampshire cause , he has one ; and the only disappointment is that the climax of the match was watched by only about 8000 people , as the weather caused it to be carried over into the second day . |