Example sentences of "[vb past] their [noun] because [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't think gay men changed their habits because of advertisements ; we did so , some of us , because we saw our friends dying of it and the horrible effect that it has . |
| 2 | ‘ I do not myself feel justified in attaching much weight to the tenuous evidence upon which we were invited to find that the plaintiffs made their payments because of apprehensions induced by words or conduct of state officials that vehicles would or might be seized and detained under section 47 . |
| 3 | Catholics and Protestants developed their beliefs because of what happened in their history , not because of what they wanted to believe . |
| 4 | The French lorry drivers started their blockade because of new laws being introduced which mean disqualification for any driver accumulating 6 penalty points on his licence . |
| 5 | Pauper pedigree studies totally lost their credibility because of criticism based on more sophisticated mathematical and statistical techniques im ported from Germany . |
| 6 | ‘ Thousands who lost their jobs because of her policies will be disgusted at the way she is lining her handbag , ’ he said . |
| 7 | The warden was responsible for the conduct of the foresters of fee : on a number of occasions he seized their bailiwicks because of their misconduct . |