Example sentences of "that be [adv] because [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But that is not because its orders have greater status per se than the orders of a court of first instance or any intermediate court of appeal . |
| 2 | If he seems to have had a foot in the door for an awfully long time then that is probably because he made his debut as an 18–year-old during the Dermot Reeve era . |
| 3 | well meaning people but I mean the reason they 're saying that is simply because they do n't like what they 're doing full stop . |
| 4 | That is simply because it has to be that low if some of these houses are to be considered habitable at all , and if others are to be inhabited by two , or often by three , families at the same time . |
| 5 | I suspect that is merely because I have always been able to anticipate when a fox is likely to be present as the result of scent , footprints and tell-tale evidence around the burrow mouth . |
| 6 | Our opponents say we do cause such disturbance but I suspect that is only that is only because they see all canoeists as a noisy bunch of exuberant youngsters . |
| 7 | If we may find this incongruous , that is only because we live in an age of collapsed hierarchies in which painters and sculptors are liable to be more highly regarded than their patrons or even their sitters . |
| 8 | that that is only because I 'm a Conservative ! |
| 9 | Nothing can be more daunting for a beginner than to step up and smash his fist or foot through a neatly arranged stack of wood or tiles , but that is only because his mind constructs a barrier . |
| 10 | Sometimes the women say she is a saint , but that is only because she has kept me here , and they do not like her . |
| 11 | I still think I am the more domineering , but that is only because she is so polite + generally does n't put up a fight ! ( or used not to ! ) |
| 12 | But I do n't believe that is so because I believe education is not held in as high respect as it was in the past . |
| 13 | Bereaved people may seem reluctant to accept invitations out , but that is often because they feel that they will be in the way or make an odd number at any gathering , and the hurt and embarrassment this creates is awful . |
| 14 | That 's partly because we 're one of Britain 's biggest building societies . |
| 15 | Now I 'd not seen his work before , that 's partly because I 'm in Brighton and not in London and do n't get up that often perhaps , but he has hardly shown in England , whereas he 's very well known in Europe , using Europe for the Continent . |
| 16 | Newsome is growing in stature with each game though still looks a little shaky ( that 's partially because we know him so well already ) . |
| 17 | huh , I could n't believe it , I mean he 's been that thick and she says how old are you and he says thirty five , when she 's gone , when he 's gone she said blimey I thought he was forty five did n't ya ? , she said yeah , I said he ai n't wearing very well is he ? , then this woman come in and she was , she 'd had an operation and one of her stitches had n't dissolved and she said I have a shower instead of a bath , perhaps that 's why and Sue says yes that 's why because you need water to dissolve a stitch , so any way she said to her how old are you , she says thirty seven and Sue says |
| 18 | That 's simply because we 're , production is dependent upon physical factors rather than machinery okay . |
| 19 | Yeah , yeah that 's right , due to s lack of infrastructure in the rural areas , it 's much more lively but erm the disaster of one form or another , of one form or , or another will have a much more important effect , well that 's simply because there 's a flood then you either swim or you sink , you know , there 's no , there 's no help a at hand . |
| 20 | Well , Jonathan do n't do that while that 's on because it ai n't no good doing it ! |
| 21 | Oh that 's probably because they want you to look for yourself . |
| 22 | ‘ That 's probably because you never say anything amusing , Katherine , darling , ’ Diana replied . |
| 23 | That 's probably because I 'm being stared at by some bloody bla ginger haired git in the back row ! |
| 24 | We get one or two people who perhaps get er psychosis or paranoia from using it very regularly , but most people seem to be able to use it without too many difficulties , er amphetamines are probably the next most common drug , and that 's probably because it 's manufactured quite locally , er it 's quite easy to make , it 's quite cheap , and it 's very popular , particularly among the younger age group . |
| 25 | But that 's just because they wear black and the bass player glides in synch with the disaster area that is the guitar player . |
| 26 | ‘ That 's just because you 're stupid , ’ Alex , her brother , announced , immediately receiving a punch in the ribs from Richard . |
| 27 | Ah ha , you say — that 's just because she lives in the country now . |
| 28 | That 's just because she 's married to an older man basically er she 's I know it 's a sweeping generalisation but it is it is a fact that and and she 's more your type |
| 29 | Yeah , the tension is slipping a bit and I 've done a few foolish things , but that 's not because we 're near the end of the wait . |
| 30 | That 's not because I 'm a heroin addict , you know ! |