Example sentences of "not [verb] [adv] because they " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are still many buildings that are not listed simply because they have not yet been properly surveyed , or have somehow slipped through the net . |
| 2 | Fish which respond to herbal treatment are not doing so because they think they should get better . |
| 3 | It also shows that , when Russian enterprises reacted to the reforms by jacking up prices and withholding output , they were not doing so because they could not adapt to the bewildering change around them ; they were reacting to the incentives they faced , which said that goods were stores of value while money was not . |
| 4 | Conway Mill is a case in point , where a number of local businesses were not assisted financially because they located there and were eventually forced out . |
| 5 | Patterns are not practised merely because they exist , but because they are relevant to the learner 's needs . |
| 6 | They can not intervene simply because they believe that a different way of exercising discretionary power would be more reasonable than that chosen by the Public body . |
| 7 | The activation molecule is an enzyme called ‘ tyrosine kinase ’ and in both individuals this molecule was not functioning properly because they had inherited a faulty kinase gene . |
| 8 | These short waves can not travel far because they bounce off even small objects . |
| 9 | Such high frequencies can not travel far because they are rapidly absorbed by floorboards , undergrowth , or even by the air itself , particularly if it is foggy or misty . |