Example sentences of "[noun] because [pron] [be] short of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The former West Indies skipper is currently out of the side because he is short of confidence and form . |
| 2 | If he was normally quite a kind person who 'd taken up robbing banks because he was short of cash they could put jam on his bread and vodka in his water , and if he was a horror they could empty the potato peelings over him whenever they felt like it . ’ |
| 3 | Valerie 's got some wee ‘ do ’ on tonight and I popped over to Hyndland Road this morning because she was short of ramekins for her starters and the wee souls were all over Gran with their Selection Boxes , honestly any more would sicken me . |
| 4 | JOHN Z. DeLOREAN , facing drug charges in the US following the collapse of his Northern Ireland sports-car firm , this week asked for a reduction in bail because he is short of money . |
| 5 | If you recruit under pressure because you are short of people , you will recruit apes . |