Example sentences of "['s] [noun] because [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | well it is vanity , their health 's not gon na improve by er , with their breasts enlarged so I do n't see why the National Health should pay for that , if they want that doing they should pay themselves , different in Claire 's case because she 's got one breast extremely small and one large one so she 's got a deformity , that 's different , correcting a deformity 's different , but if you just wan na go from a size thirty two to a thirty six B , then you should pay for it do n't you think ? |
| 2 | It takes about three days to get a call out and I remember DeFries did n't answer any of David 's calls because I think he knew what was going on . |
| 3 | The widow of a Melbourne barman who died of lung cancer has been awarded A$20,000 from the man 's employers because he suffered from the adverse effects of passive smoking , despite the fact that he himself smoked 10 cigarettes a day . |
| 4 | Parents may understandably often try to deny the reality of their black children 's unhappiness because they like to think that their children are secure and happy , thus reflecting their success as adopters . |
| 5 | I waited for her to bring up the subject of Graham 's murder because I knew she would have been very upset . |
| 6 | ‘ We are mystified at Alison 's action because she had already entered . |
| 7 | ‘ We are mystified at Alison 's action because she had already entered . |
| 8 | Mr Barker said he had n't insisted that the customer should produce a banker 's card because she lived within a few doors of the shop . |
| 9 | The board agreed to Crocker 's demands because it believed that the bank was well managed , and because it knew that the Midland did not have the management strength to tackle retail banking in an entirely alien environment . |
| 10 | A glint of panic flashed in the boy 's eyes because he did not speak English very well . |
| 11 | There had once been a row at Goodwood when the scrutineers rejected Colin 's car because it did n't have a fireproof bulkhead . |
| 12 | At times I had spent hours roaming around pastures looking for poisonous plants but that was pointless with Billings 's calves because they had never been out ; they were mere babies ofa month old . |
| 13 | Spain claim to be entitled to a seeding at England 's expense because they finished seventh in the Mexico World Cup finals in 1986 , one place ahead of England . |
| 14 | He read Johnson 's Dictionary because he felt ( from Flaubert ) that he needed ‘ a scientific and accurate vocabulary ’ and , when further stimulated by Marius , he asked Helen to read his recent papers aloud to discover if the ‘ sounds jar ’ . |
| 15 | Contamination of water which is noticeable raises the field officer 's anxiety because it indicates to the untutored that all is not well . |
| 16 | Food processors have revolutionised some people 's lives because they take all the effort out of preparing food , as they do all the chopping , slicing , grating , blending , whisking , and kneading incredibly fast . |
| 17 | ‘ We did n't overdo or over emphasize Ken 's neuterism because we had him make love or going after it , but we knew that underneath it all was another character . ’ |
| 18 | I shall not deal with the second part of the hon. Gentleman 's question because it raises difficult issues which will no doubt be the subject of discussion later . |
| 19 | I only got Rosie 's help because he put it to you ; of course , it would be in a very nice way , that I was too tired to give him his rights . ’ |
| 20 | I think Brian Way has in the past misjudged Dorothy Heathcote 's work because he has seen it as intellectual . |
| 21 | Perhaps she was attracted to Jacqui 's work because she had just won a prize for designing a new uniform . |
| 22 | She recently turned down £1,500 for a day 's work because she did not want to miss school . |
| 23 | This is what we should be working towards when work is being shared : creating a desire to see other people 's work because it matters within the drama ; because everybody 's work affects everybody else 's in some way . |
| 24 | The authorities sometimes turned down applications for butcher 's licences because they feared that the presence of such establishments would lead to increases in cattle stealing . |
| 25 | Duran reckons that the Institute adds value to Microsoft 's business because it receives its products first and understands its philosophy and strategy best . |
| 26 | ‘ It 's just Mia 's jealousy because he preferred me . ’ |
| 27 | Just as Elisha could answer the widow 's need because he had been in touch with his Lord , so the Holy Spirit is God 's agent to keep us in touch with Him , and to make us pure . |
| 28 | But in between meals , for tea and whenever they went out Jill relied on Farley 's Rusks because she knew it was a name she could trust . |
| 29 | There was something I did n't tell you at your father 's funeral because it seemed the wrong time , but two days after he died , I received a letter from him . |
| 30 | The duchess stayed away from Sunnie 's funeral because she did n't want to turn it into a photo opportunity . |