Example sentences of "be only because " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ , I seem to be saying where I am only because there is another use of ‘ Here ’ , as for example in answer to ‘ Where 's the thimble ? ’ , in which I am saying where something is . |
| 2 | 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 ) . |
| 3 | ‘ And that might be only because of her figure , ’ said Penelope . |
| 4 | They have decided not to declare the company in default for the time being only because of the continuing discussions between Eurotunnel and the contractors , Transmanche Link . |
| 5 | ‘ She 's always talking about going to see her nephew and his children , but she 's never gone and it 's only because she has n't enough money for the ticket . ’ |
| 6 | And that 's only because I had good teachers — I do n't think that I have any special superhuman gift for it . ’ |
| 7 | It 's only because there 's a dearth of available women out here , he told himself sternly . |
| 8 | But no , it 's only because he reminds me a bit of him , that gloomy bit , that deep bit , that bit that dominated when his head sank into his shoulders and his mouth turned down and the light went from his eyes , that bit that took over when he resisted and turned inwards and moped . |
| 9 | But that 's only because he has learned to leave the jokes in the dressing room . |
| 10 | ‘ Well , it 's only because you gave me a leg-up at the beginning , explaining the theory and such . ’ |
| 11 | A leading right winger in the party said yesterday : ‘ It 's only because Michael Heseltine and Kenneth Clarke are such Euro-fanatics that there is no serious talk about a challenge . |
| 12 | You may feel queer for a while longer , but that 's only because you 're ill , and illness makes people feel queer . |
| 13 | ‘ Well , lad , it 's only because I think you 're worth somebody better than her . |
| 14 | I mean that would have been a disaster I mean it 's only because I was upstairs and I thought oh I can smell boiling . |
| 15 | " It 's only because Dad does n't like taking the collection , " Caroline used to tell me . |
| 16 | She added , ‘ I 'm sure it 's only because of safety in the smallest possible number , only his lawyers and my mother 's father have the address , aside from me , and I only have it because they did n't like to leave me here without one . ’ |
| 17 | It 's only because he wants to prevent the bomb going off that this belief of his makes him shoot . |
| 18 | ‘ Oh , David , really , that 's only because he knows perfectly well he 'll sell when we say how much . |
| 19 | It 's only because of you that she 's here at all . |
| 20 | ‘ It 's only because I know you so well , Peachcake . |
| 21 | He actually is reading a paper from Atlanta , but if he 's speaking with a slight Scottish accent then er that 's only because he 's actually from Scotland . |
| 22 | but I mean it 's only because the extra stuff 's in it for it to dissolve in . |
| 23 | It 's only because it 's so hot . |
| 24 | But that 's only because of the parts he 's played . |
| 25 | " That 's only because you 've had no practice , " Bower-bird said reassuringly . |
| 26 | Er but that 's only because of the erm the difficulties of erm er of , of ownership of this sort of thing . |
| 27 | It 's only because we 're concerned about you . |
| 28 | I 've only had ever about two complaints in four and a half years , and that 's not very bad , that 's only because the filter needed cleaning , mostly . |
| 29 | It 's only because your boss is here , is n't it Bill ? |
| 30 | But it , it , it caused an initial aggravation , but it 's only because people did n't know . |