Example sentences of "was [v-ing] because [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Harris ( 1972–73 ) reported that territorial breakdown among the islands ' iguanas ( Conolophus subcristatus ) was occurring because the animals were deserting their territories to assemble in visitor-frequented areas to be fed . |
| 2 | Germany between the wars felt a sharpening of the internal contradictions by which it lived , but it is doubtful that the people concerned ever had a clear understanding of what was happening because the tensions were buried deep within the very fabric of the Reich and because the form and pattern of struggles that resulted from these tensions were always far removed from the real heart of the matter . |
| 3 | The generator revved up and down , providing power to the automatic launcher ; it had some sort of randomly set variation built into where it was aiming because the clays came out at a different angle and heading each time . |
| 4 | I was coming because a client was involved as a backer , but he 's no longer involved and … ’ |
| 5 | He knew it was coming because the girl who sold her story to Playboy magazine in America and the Sunday Mirror in London — British model and actress Karen Mayo-Chandler — warned him . |
| 6 | He denied allegations he was leaving because the Quakers are in Division Three 's relegation zone . |
| 7 | from the Personnel department asking for details of what I was offering because the medical reports had now gone to the medical officer . |