Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pers pn] [be] [conj] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | If Rassendyll escapes being a sentimental hero it is because of the spare , simple plots and the headlong speed of the narrative which carry his idealistic musings along . |
| 2 | Sometimes he felt that he was the person he was because of them and acted the way he did because of their effects . |
| 3 | I know anyone can get dumped but I do feel that in my case it was because of my disabilities . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I think for my part it 's because of Liubov , ’ I said . |
| 5 | Of course it was and of course she would ! |
| 6 | The reality of women 's situation is daily constructed out of these attitudes : women are , in part , the way they are because of the way they are thought to be . |
| 7 | ‘ I know this is going to sound a bit silly , but in a way it was because of her that I came here . ’ |
| 8 | No doubt it is because of the vision to train in this way that Ichthus has been able to grow in the way that it has done . |
| 9 | Its the third time in as many years that the John Radcliffe Hospital has postponed non emergency operations … last year it was because of the Gulf War … |
| 10 | In fact it 's because of that very commitment Mr Mayor that we are so keen to see it used properly and effectively . |