Example sentences of "because it [vb mod] [not/n't] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Because it wo n't work , you have to know the exact extension that 's ringing . |
| 32 | Said because it should n't have a chimney on it ! |
| 33 | Now So anyway the strike er never reached a successful conclusion , this firm had it 's blacklegs and er eventually closed because it could n't carry on . |
| 34 | Sun attributed its profit drop to gross margin declines due to a heavier mix of upgrade shipments ( specifically to Models 30 and 41 because it could n't deliver its more powerful systems ) and increased shipments of non-systems components such as memory and storage . |
| 35 | Sun said it went to the Russians because it could n't find comparable technology anywhere else — the only other source comes from the US military , and according to Dave Ditzel , acting head of Sun Labs , ‘ It 's easier to work with the Russians ’ . |
| 36 | OSF is doing the final integration and testing of DME reportedly because it could n't get any of its members to take the job after the tussle IBM had integrating DCE . |
| 37 | The new company , not surprisingly , will receive no funding from IBM ; the old company failed because it could n't raise the $60m it reckoned it needed to bring the SS-1 to market . |
| 38 | Last August the hospital had to close 26 beds because it could n't afford to staff them . |
| 39 | Last August the hospital had to close 26 beds because it could n't afford to staff them . |
| 40 | Because it could n't wait until lunchtime and that , that 's perfectly understandable because he wants to feel in control of what 's going to happen to some degree , rather than just be at the mercy of someone else 's position . |
| 41 | Sun Microsystems Inc has been closed out of a few significant contracts lately because it could n't tick off the Motif and Distributed Computing Environment boxes on the bids : the Common Open Systems Environment will at least get it back in the running for a $20m deal at Boeing Co that requires Motif and Sun insiders reckon that the company will now include Motif in its price list almost immediately — the best guess is that SunSoft will offer reasonably priced Motif upgrades for Solaris 1 . |
| 42 | Sun Microsystems has been closed out of a few significant contracts lately because it could n't tick off the Motif and DCE boxes on the bids . |
| 43 | Curran is convinced that it produced a ‘ muted radicalism ’ but it would be equally justified to claim that the Mirror had to change because it could not portray the 1950s and 1960s in the language or imagery of the 1940s . |
| 44 | It could not sue in respect of an imputation of murder , or incest , or adultery , because it could not commit those crimes . |
| 45 | It could not sue in respect of an imputation of murder , or incest , or adultery , because it could not commit those crimes . |
| 46 | Everyone knows the story of the ass which was said to have starved to death between two exactly equal bundles of hay because it could not decide ( choose ) which one to approach . |
| 47 | All I had was a testimonial from Harold Fletcher of G.C.H.Q. , which was no testimonial in that it gave a potential employer absolutely no enlightenment because it could not do so : |
| 48 | Furthermore , it recognized that because it could not supply such high quality weaponry as the United States , and because communism did not commend itself to most Arab regimes , the Soviet-Arab bond was bound to remain weaker than the American-Israeli one . |
| 49 | It is not the ethical shade of green , like Merlin International , because it will not exclude stocks on those grounds . |
| 50 | The ASB is due to consider acquisition accounting later this year , but Mr Garner says that what it is currently proposing ‘ will not be a problem for us because it will not make any difference to the end product , just the presentation ’ . |
| 51 | The story is that the Volvo Masters is not on his schedule because it will not pay him to appear . |
| 52 | Unless the context specifically demands it , regular reference to information normally left unspecified in a given language will only make the translation awkward and unnatural because it will not reflect normal ways of reporting experience in the target language . |
| 53 | Here the dog should be relatively quiet , because it will not feel threatened . |
| 54 | Because it will not leave me . ’ |
| 55 | In this context an assignment may be considered " terminated " , because it can not affect or be affected by the other process , and is free to terminate at any time . |
| 56 | Choice is hated by the Labour party because it can not control what parents and children want if choice is offered . |
| 57 | Because it can not cope with so many messages , its only recourse is to sabotage the airwaves themselves . |
| 58 | This sections is present to identify those environments with which the process might deadlock ( i.e. stop because it can not agree any communication with the environment ) . |
| 59 | The Department of Industry ( DoI ) backs their call because it can not afford to subsidise the new cable network . |
| 60 | ONE of the biggest private users of the rail network is to go into liquidation because it can not afford British Rail 's rates . |