Example sentences of "because they [verb] [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Those were all done on one roll of film ’ he explained , ‘ Because they had to be instantaneous and I knew if I went back again , it would not be the same . |
| 2 | In contrast , forms of self-evaluation can be located towards the ‘ soft ’ pole because they tend to be internal , informal , descriptive , process-orientated and holistic in their mode of assessment . |
| 3 | However , several women who received no benefits also registered , although the majority in this position did not , because they desired to be self-sufficient and free from official agencies . |
| 4 | Many of the projects arose not just because they seemed to be suitable topics for academic research , but at the direct instigation of teachers or sometimes students . |
| 5 | Why should they be financially penalized because they happen to be sick or disabled ? |
| 6 | I have been to the Benefits Agency in my constituency , where the manager and staff made it plain to me that if staff were concerned about their safety they would not wear a name badge — but most of them want to because they want to be able to be identified by the public , so that if someone rings up a week later he can identify the person to whom he spoke a week before . |
| 7 | They decided , according to this writer , to bring up their babies alone because they want to be independent and manage their lives without a man . |
| 8 | Some Indian railways attempted to cope with the great pressure of third-class passengers by installing them in double-decker carriages , but these had soon to be abandoned because they proved to be unsafe and top-heavy . |
| 9 | At least 23 banks , with losses totalling nearly $1,000 million , were ordered to remain closed because they appeared to be insolvent . |
| 10 | They used to be called blue-green algae because they appeared to be close relatives of the green algae that are common in ponds , but now that their very primitive character is recognised , they are referred to as cyanophytes or simply , blue-greens . |