Example sentences of "is a [noun] because of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Washing up is a problem because of the business of having to fetch water and heat it up , so I do not bother much with tinned soup , which can make pans such a mess . |
| 2 | ‘ We have been waiting for grants but there has been some debate about whether croquet is a sport because of the pace it 's played at . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Export is a nightmare because of the paperwork and expense of transporting the pottery , but we 've never had it so good up here and Easter Ross is really no further from Tokyo than London . ’ |
| 4 | Crenshaw is a champion because of the way he is ; Faldo , too , probably because of his contrasting attitude . |
| 5 | There is a local problem of some substance , the police have been there , it is a matter because of circumstances people driving on the wrong side of the road , it 's certainly dangerous conditions er and I think it 's reasonable to er take up councillor the this is the practical problem the committee could look at tonight . |
| 6 | For example , if the accused puts his hand into the victim 's pocket and grabs hold of a watch , there is an appropriation because of the definition found in s.3(1) of the Theft Act 1968 : " any assumption by a person of the rights of an owner amounts to an appropriation … |