Example sentences of "[noun] just because " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It would be naive and stupid to think we have a walkover just because we are favourites for the First Division title . |
| 2 | Above all , make an effort not to develop psychological reactions to chemicals — never assume that you are going to react to a chemical just because you have in the past . |
| 3 | If in a subsequent Act Parliament chooses to make it plain that the earlier statute is being to some extent repealed , effect must be given to that intention just because it is the will of the Legislature . |
| 4 | There 's no animosity within my region on the fact that one person felt one thing and one felt another and as democratic trade unionists there should n't be any in-fighting or animosity just because we need to discuss something on which we disagree . |
| 5 | They 'd lie on you as you lifted the leg : a town horse seemed double the weight of a country horse just because it were leg-weary . |
| 6 | ‘ I 've written off my car just because of a spider , ’ Stephanie groaned yesterday . |
| 7 | ‘ Women in prison get a raw deal just because they are women . |
| 8 | ‘ He wants people to have a square deal just because he did n't have one . ’ |
| 9 | Unless you 've done something awful , the courts wo n't deny you contact with the kids just because your wife does n't like it . |
| 10 | Some say it is an irresponsible attitude but is n't it more irresponsible to use a vote just because the law commands it ? |
| 11 | ‘ Yeah , ’ it said with relish , ‘ you think you 'll forget about your precious Lucy just because you 're a few hundred miles away ? |
| 12 | Perhaps some forgiving souls might protest that former East German athletes had faced a particular difficulty in giving up the bad habits imposed on them by the success-seeking machine of the old Communist regime , and that it would be unfair virtually to close off their future just because they had n't yet properly learned another way of doing things . |
| 13 | Would you really play around with a five-year-old 's future just because you have a grudge against me ? ’ |
| 14 | Utopias lead to disappointment just because they are utopias ’ . |
| 15 | Richard just because the tape 's on does n't mean to say you 've got to lie |
| 16 | Another dealer explained : ‘ There are some punters who will buy a stock just because it has fallen a long way . ’ |
| 17 | We do not demand a ban on all sterilisation just because some women are forced to be sterilised , we do not even attack the whole concept of a well are state just because of abuses like the cohabitation rule , so why oppose pay for childcare solely because it might be abused ? |
| 18 | For the most part , the fast men were used in short bursts to conserve their strength and responded well to this ; but when the occasion demanded , as on the final day at Lord 's in 1963 , they could keep going for hour after hour just because the captain asked them to . |
| 19 | Do n't abandon hope just because you think oh dear , I ca n't find my receipt . |
| 20 | You 're takin' advantage just because I 'm near crippled . |
| 21 | Unlike some holiday companies , we do n't believe in always charging you more money just because you do n't fill up an apartment . |
| 22 | I have been hassled and discriminated against a number of times just because of the way I look . |
| 23 | ‘ As long as you are n't arguing that we should deliberately suppress knowledge or reject scientific progress just because the discoveries can be abused . |
| 24 | If it looks and feels good they should n't drastically change their hair just because everyone else has . |
| 25 | ‘ I can not because I do n't believe God would change His plans just because I asked Him . ’ |
| 26 | An important emotion that comes across in both books is the constant feeling that the characters have been ‘ hard done by ’ and have had the worst possible luck just because of their colour and poor background . |
| 27 | He could not shed that responsibility just because he had sold the place . |
| 28 | He could n't really think that she would stop her investigations just because of a few threats ? |
| 29 | The wife is no less entitled to share in the family income just because she has assumed responsibilities in the ‘ non-profit ’ segment . |
| 30 | But hold on , you could be thinking by now , do n't impugn all British manhood just because a few sexually ( or excrementally ) repressed junior accountants get a kick out of shag jokes . |