Example sentences of "this [noun sg] [be] because [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At a meeting , our ward councillor Mr I. Hartley informed us the reason for this decision was because it was not viable . |
| 2 | The reason Scottish Equitable is proposing this deal is because it is short of the necessary capital needed to carry on growing its business . |
| 3 | The reason why I wo n't exhibit this portrait is because I 'm afraid it shows the secret of my heart . ’ |
| 4 | And I 'm confident that I know that one reason why you are so upset at this moment is because you realize you made such an awful fool of yourself , have n't you ? ’ |
| 5 | One of the reasons I 'm mad about this place is because you always see someone really interesting here . |
| 6 | The reason for bringing forward this policy was because it , as Mr Williamson said , is the District Councils felt there was a need to fill a strategic er a gap in strategic guidance . |
| 7 | However , the reason that the contemporary attacks are different is that the shackling of trade unions was an integral part in Margaret Thatcher 's economic package and if the only reason for this legislation was because it was part of a failed economic strategy then that in itself should be enough , but the real effect of anti-trade union legislation should be examined in the context of a wider social and industrial parameter , and if we take just one Act , the Employment Act of nineteen eighty , we can get some idea of the effect of Tory employment legislation . |
| 8 | I 've had to , this cupboard 's because it 's got cutlery and the plates and that , so I 've just put a piece of er material over it . |
| 9 | Indeed , one of the reasons why she had liked this house was because it was near St Basil 's which appeared to be a ‘ suitable ’ church for her . |
| 10 | The reason I like this section is because I like the way Mrs Aimsley thinks , the more expensive her glass , the better a position it deserves on one of her shelves . |