Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [noun prp] because [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although he was promoted to begin his search for Troy because of an obscure literary reference to the lost city , he was at heart doing the same thing as modern detectorists ; albeit , some might say , at a more scholarly level — searching for something lost and using his wits to find it . |
| 2 | She had her own ideas of social justice , and not paying a good employee like Lily because of a death in the family was not one of them . |
| 3 | A ‘ strong ’ letter will also be sent to the WBO asking them to consider a re-match with Jimenez because of the close nature of a verdict in which German judge Norbert Krosch scored the fight even at 115 points each . |
| 4 | Anyway erm she er er I do n't , I , although he 's , you know , probably after her , I really do n't think he 'd risk his friendship with Sal because of |
| 5 | The Prime Minister has ruled out military force in Bosnia because of the risk to the lives of civilians and British armed forces . |
| 6 | You just ca n't see any good in Jeff because of Silvia . ’ |
| 7 | As Australia 's forward coach , Evans did great work when he helped Alan Jones but the season before last he could not complete his coaching contract with the Gordon Club in Sydney because of his illness . |
| 8 | Interflug had registered dramatic losses in January because of the Gulf war [ for other airline crises see pp. 37953 ; 38213 ] . |
| 9 | A total of $100,000,000 in aid had been frozen by the US administration in May because of lack of progress on the compensation of US citizens for property seized by the former Sandinista regime [ see p. 38957 ] . |
| 10 | There are reports in today 's paper Ron that there are problems with the Tony Daley deal to Italy because of personal terms is this true ? |
| 11 | Leopold put its relative failure down to conspiracy , saying darkly that ‘ powerful cabals ’ had united in opposition to Wolfgang because of jealousy of his exceptional talent . |
| 12 | Rob Thompson , of Hounslow , is unable to travel with the England team leaving for Oman and Pakistan on Monday because of his law examinations , writes Pat Rowley . |
| 13 | Rob Thompson , of Hounslow , is unable to travel with the England team leaving for Oman and Pakistan on Monday because of his law examinations , writes Pat Rowley . |
| 14 | A decision taken by the United States in 1989 to withhold aid to Laos because of its failure to assist the USA in the suppression of drug trafficking was reversed in early 1990 . |
| 15 | The distribution of ECU200 million of emergency food aid ( promised at the EC Maastricht conference in December ) had begun in January ; the food was to be sold in Moscow and St Petersburg at controlled prices in an attempt to restrict inflation , but the first shipment of 130 tonnes of beef from the UK was refused entry at Moscow because of fears of bovine spongiform encephalopathy [ see p. 37534 ] . |
| 16 | Andy Roxburgh , the Scotland coach , said their consistency during the campaign made their return to the side essential after both missed last month 's defeat by Yugoslavia because of injury . |
| 17 | There is no reason to suppose that they might not also be swayed to reject the existence of God because of particular events or even of particular arguments . |
| 18 | Known as ‘ le riche ’ , Frank Haviland was the envy of the artists of Montparnasse because of his comfortable life , the luxurious meals he ate , the smart clothes he wore , the paintings and Negro sculptures he could afford to buy . |
| 19 | Europe is the main campaign issue for Jim because of the overseas outlook of his company . |
| 20 | ‘ We chose sponsorship through ActionAid because of the personal link with a child and the fact that the money goes directly to help the child 's family and village . |
| 21 | The case came to hinge on the legitimacy of Mabel because of William 's first contracted marriage and so to be a matter for the church courts . |
| 22 | In a recent case involving a driver of a heavy goods vehicle an oral promise was made by one of the driver 's managers that the driver , a Mr Rump , would not be required to work anywhere in the UK , as mentioned in his contract of employment , but only in the south of England because of special family ties . |
| 23 | We 're selling that with all the other medals some of which were British campaign medals , some were given to him by countries like Poland because of his special friendship or good deeds |
| 24 | Malcolm Crosby , Sunderland 's caretaker manager , withdrew the 26-year-old central defender from the Northern Ireland squad for Tuesday 's World Cup qualifier against Lithuania in Belfast because of league matches at home to Swindon on Monday and at Blackburn on Wednesday . |
| 25 | The fault came to Rangers ' attention when they were forced to postpone a Premier Division game with Dundee United at Ibrox in December because of a fractured drainage pipe . |
| 26 | Oki Electric Industry Co Ltd will stop producing telecommunications equipment at its Taiwan subsidiary in August because of increasing labour costs : Far Eastern Electric Industry Co Ltd of Taiwan , in which Oki has a 69% stake mainly produces key telephones and sells facsimile machines and printers from Japan . |
| 27 | John Byrne , who missed last month 's scoreless draw with European champions Denmark in Copenhagen because of injury , is recalled after his recent £250,000 transfer from Sunderland to Millwall . |
| 28 | ‘ Hateley is also the type you want to have on your side when you play away from home in Europe because of the way he works opposing defenders as an attacker and prevents them from properly clearing their lines as well . ’ |
| 29 | It continues to maintain a negative rating outlook on IBM because of its business uncertainties and the question over ultimate success of restructuring . |
| 30 | ‘ The withdrawal from ERM and the subsequent devaluation of sterling should be of particular benefit to Scotland because of the higher propensity to export . |