Example sentences of "simply because [pron] can not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He wrote to Rohde in 1868 , encouraging his friend to follow suit : " we must do it simply because we can not do anything else … [ but ] … for our part let us see to it that young philologists are brought up with the necessary scepticism , free from pedantry and the over-valuation of their profession , and behave as genuine promoters of humanistic studies . |
| 2 | the food basket ( i.e. rationed food ) is no longer taken advantage of in full by the poorer segments of the urban population simply because they can not afford it any more . |
| 3 | Reverse osmosis units for freshwater fish are all very well , but many fishkeepers who use them are forced to mix the water obtained with raw tapwater before adding it to the tank , simply because they can not afford the expense of a separate carbon filter . |
| 4 | I am worried that many students may convert to being part time rather than full time , simply because they can not afford to be full-time students . |
| 5 | Many deaf people complain , with some justification , of being treated as stupid simply because they can not hear , and many crippled people complain of being avoided , or pitied , and rarely accepted for themselves . |
| 6 | Even the most experienced police interrogator can not entirely avoid leading questions , simply because he can not know what the witness actually knows or what really happened . |
| 7 | Soon I shall start snarling at visitors and grubbing for nourishment in the fields , simply because I can not bear to think of myself in the same category as Betty , and she has laid claim to humanity . |