Example sentences of "be [adv] because " in BNC.
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| 1 | If during the period of habituation the touch of the glass rod is coupled with some other stimulus — say a bright light — the original response at once returns in full , so it can not be merely because of exhaustion that it disappeared in the first place . |
| 2 | On one level it is yet another accident , and on a second level it is inevitable , it must be so because it belongs here and nowhere else , as the foreign restaurant bill belongs to a novel about human birds of passage , and as the whistle belongs to a novel , in fact the only late Dostoevsky novel , with no children in it but haunted by the toys of absent innocence and peace : the governor of ‘ our province ’ where these crazy terrible events take place was disappointed in love as a young man and consoled himself by making a paper theatre with curtains , actors , audience , orchestra , conductor — the lot . |
| 3 | Some requests or demands are reasonable and fair , but others certainly might not be so because they fail to take into account the child 's right to his/her needs and point of view , or because they are inappropriate to his/her level of development . |
| 4 | That will be proved to be so because of the dogged , persistent and brilliant negotiating work by the Prime Minister , the Foreign Secretary and his two Ministers of State , especially my good friend the Member for Watford ( Mr. Garel-Jones ) . |
| 5 | Although it is argued that the total value of the firm will remain constant , it is shown that this will be so because the price of equity will fall so as to offset the impact of using debt . |
| 6 | He was not guilty of the offence , which is now theft , but would now be so because of s.5(4) where the innocent party 's belief is classified as a non-fundamental one . |
| 7 | Pure logic is only a small part of the thinking we habitually do , and can only be so because it is only appropriate for certain limited activities . |
| 8 | To the extent that the Home Secretary suggested that the Act did not involve any extension of the Government 's powers , this could be only because in practice the guidelines were being exceeded for , as has been pointed out subsequently , the phrase ‘ national security ’ is not confined to major subversion or espionage ( Lloyd , 1987 ) . |
| 9 | ‘ And that might be only because of her figure , ’ said Penelope . |
| 10 | But the benefit of a second one-year set-aside , if the scheme is extended , would be less because the reduced area of cereals harvested in 1992 would reduce the co-responsibility levy refund . |
| 11 | So if you like the first quarter will probable it 'll be pro rata that 's going to be less because it 's it 's only part of . |
| 12 | On the other hand , the lag may be longer because of the rather small amount of index arbitrage undertaken in the UK . |
| 13 | This is assumed to be largely because such events are rare and distinctive . |
| 14 | The speed may be just because I 'm press , of course — Which ? magazine said this week the AA is slowest of the big motoring organisations to answer a call . |
| 15 | Can this be just because er incomes have risen ? |
| 16 | It could be just because he 's lazy . |
| 17 | They 've changed all the things that used to be just because they know Like form twos always used to have an end of term leaving party . |
| 18 | to be soon because that 's already |
| 19 | Well you were n't going to be anyway because you er , oh it 's on tonight is it ? |
| 20 | But the third would be best because it deals with the essential needs involved . |
| 21 | They never think about it ? but when the day of the lord comes , you shall be like because you 've been born gain in his |
| 22 | This may be partly because Palin is so patently and so very likeable , and , whatever his private doubts , always looks as though he believes every word . |
| 23 | This may be partly because neither the president nor the high command is confident that parts of the army might not rebel . |
| 24 | This must of course be partly because inflation has made even £100 too small a sum to need spreading over many instalment repayments . |
| 25 | It crossed my mind that if he had changed his opinions it might be partly because the squalor and expense of the flat — made worse by my bad housekeeping — had begun to get him down . |
| 26 | It might be partly because I did n't kick up a fuss when I lost the captaincy . |
| 27 | In that marriage she was easily the dominant partner and Joe let her be partly because it is n't in his nature to be pushy or dominant but mainly due to the fact his father bullied his mother , as we are told and he is afraid of him doing this as well and so fails to protect Pip and tolerates Mrs Joe 's dominant character . |
| 28 | This may be partly because there are many pigs , who are a match for the boys , and partly because the boys are acting out of reasonable necessity , and not immature impulsiveness . |
| 29 | Once sitting ( it will be sideways because the palms of your hands are on the floor ) , slowly raise your head . |
| 30 | Might this be solely because its mystery and complexity are recognized at an instinctive level ? |