Example sentences of "[noun pl] because it would [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They all spent time reassuring Fiona until the worst of the worry unwound from her body and I watched the movement of her silver-blond hair in the soft lights and made no attempt to throw doubts because it would have achieved nothing good . |
| 2 | he 's recommended to her that instead of making the third bedroom bigger , to make four bedrooms because it would increase the value of the house more . |
| 3 | Most of us have been taught to see the Davy lamp as a scientific advance in that it saved the lives of miners because it would burn without causing explosions in a methane-rich atmosphere . |
| 4 | The Greens had decided against contesting the two seats because it would cost £1,500 to enter each candidate and the money would probably be lost . |
| 5 | But at least two years because it would take us that time to furnish the house . |
| 6 | The white middle class voted the proposition down three times because it would put $13 on their tax bills . |
| 7 | Nan said that both she and Benny were busy trying to play down their bruises and scratches because it would cause such almighty upheavals in both their homes . |
| 8 | The leaders who went out to any area of European expansion had to make all their own decisions because it would take months , if not years , for their sovereign to reply to any request for instructions . |
| 9 | She added : ‘ At the time I did n't report it to the police because it would have been my word against a doctor 's . |
| 10 | Many scientists also favoured the idea of pooling biotechnology patents because it would reduce the possibility of secrecy and the delay of publication . |
| 11 | It ruled out a reduction in pensionable age for men because it would cost too much — and opted for 65 for both sexes . |
| 12 | ‘ And you did n't want her to know about the letters because it would rake it all up again ? ’ |
| 13 | This was unacceptable to the Turks because it would have involved them in legitimizing Russia 's longstanding and deliberate misinterpretation of the Treaty of Kuchuk-Kainardji of 1774 . |