Example sentences of "['s] [noun] because it [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Nicholas Winterton ( C. Macclesfield ) announced that he would not be supporting the bill in Monday 's vote because it was ‘ severely flawed ’ . |
| 2 | So everyone called it Druid 's Bottom because it was at the bottom of the Grove . ’ |
| 3 | The Mirror had last night reportedly dropped Mr Foot 's article because it was critical of the company 's management , said a spokesman for the National Union of Journalists . |
| 4 | Polo is the Prince 's game because it was his father 's game and also Mountbatten 's ; and it is the ultimate test . |
| 5 | He had supported Pennethorne 's design because it was the cheapest and did not encroach on the park , but if they abandoned that design they were bound to take the first prize design , ‘ but as there was some difficulty about that ’ , it should go to the second prize-winners . |
| 6 | Frankie liked Nanny 's house because it was warm and brightly lit , but he was rarely allowed to go there alone because Smallfry knew things about it that he would never understand . |
| 7 | He could n't see Ruane 's face because it was bent below the rim of the desk , as he put his shoes back on . |