Example sentences of "[subord] [adj] because they [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There ca n't be a dirtier one than this because they 've started already . |
| 2 | ‘ Some people now fear living more than dying because they dread becoming passive prisoners of technology , ’ said Prof Jennett . |
| 3 | If a region has more old people , those people each count for more than one because they use services more frequently than average . |
| 4 | Friends came in for a drink and a snack and kept on coming and going for the rest of the day , which was useful as well as friendly because they brought their appetites with them , and most of the refreshments were disposed of . |
| 5 | I am anxious that my grandsons , Prince William and Prince Harry , should grow up in as happy and stable an environment as possible because they represent not just my family 's future , but a continuation of a tradition which has bound the British people together for centuries . |
| 6 | They must be treated as adequate because they reflect the statutory provisions in regard to appeals by persons upon who intervention notices are served by S.I.B . |
| 7 | We might say we perceive them as separate because they vibrate at different frequencies . |
| 8 | It set him aside , he began to look at them with Barnett 's and Lewis 's eyes , thinking of them as unsuccessful because they did n't try . |