Example sentences of "[subord] it [verb] [conj] of " in BNC.

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1 Total exclusion of liability for failure to perform a contract at all is unlikely to be reasonable where it occurs because of acts or omissions within the control of the party in default , which are caused by negligence , incompetence or inadvertence but not wilful default ( " inadvertent default " ) .
2 Oden found that Sweden imported far more pollution than it exported because of the prevailing winds .
3 The children at school , with whom Martha 's struggle to be accepted was lost before it began because of her colour , called her Red Ibo .
4 Youth was , for Conrad , a period all too brief when romance prevailed over practical considerations , when it flourished because of inexperience and for want of maturity .
5 In the case of Estella however her appearances are n't really deceiving as she looks arrogant and proud and has proud eyes though she really changes for the better even though it occurred because of her treatment by Bentley Drummle and in the end like Pip , she is wiser and has been softened by her experiences and lost her proud eyes and air .
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