Example sentences of "because [pron] [vb base] been given " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Because I 've been given my marching orders , ’ Ellie said more shortly than she 'd intended . |
| 2 | As a book reviewer of some 25 years experience I am not , and never will be , of the school that thinks that because you have been given a free book , you should give a good review . |
| 3 | Because we have been given the possibility of sight , it is no surprise when we are inconsolable if we have no eyesight . |
| 4 | And because they 've been given a tantalising series of glimpses of a fuller life , they 're aware and starving . |
| 5 | The verses seem to be saying that the disciples understand because they have been given the secrets of the mystery of the kingdom but everybody else is taught in parables so that it will confuse them and prevent them coming into the kingdom . |
| 6 | The recent Toyne Report ‘ Environmental Responsibility , An Agenda for Further and Higher Education ’ , commissioned by the DoE and the Welsh Office states , ‘ Everybody has some scope for doing his or her job in a more environmentally responsible way , and needs to understand the importance of this … but may well need more than this , either because they have been given specific responsibilities within their organisation , or simply because their organisation 's environmental impact is heavily dependent on the way they carry out their day-to-day tasks , and on the decisions which they have to take . ’ |