Example sentences of "because it [modal v] [vb infin] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A general energy tax , on the other hand , would not be desirable because it would tend to minimise fuel switching . |
| 2 | Ruggiero does n't accept that , perhaps because it would mean accepting responsibility for the way his son 's turned out . ’ |
| 3 | She did n't want this interlude to end , because it would mean saying goodbye to Fen Marshall . |
| 4 | Summing up on the first and second reasons , it is evident that the main objection to Article 86 legislation is that business does not relish the prospect of fines for abuse of monopoly power , because it would have to take competition policy more seriously in future . |
| 5 | Yeah , but , I mean I was just , erm , I found that very informative as well , I was very disappointed that if that much money er , information was available that we were not given it as members , because it would have made decision making far more sensible , but erm , |
| 6 | So the service was not unfamiliar ; the readings from the Bible in the magnificent prose of Martin Luther , the prayers , the general confession , the great hymns , sung with unaffected fervour and in which Erika joined ( although she was critical of the flautist ) both because she liked singing and because it would have hurt Omi had she remained silent . |
| 7 | The CAJEC document , issued last November ( see ACCOUNTANCY , December 1992 , p 11 ) proposed the rotation of audit partners , not only because it would help avoid situations that could lead outsiders to question the auditor 's objectivity , but also because it would give the client the benefit of a fresh , objective scrutiny and new ideas without losing the benefit of the knowledge of the business that the audit firm had already acquired . |
| 8 | You may or may not be able to do that because it may have lost consciousness , alright , but we 'll put down warm drink if possible . |
| 9 | The Office of Fair Trading scrutinised the bid because it might have affected competition in the UK towage industry . |
| 10 | To begin by defining the object of inquiry is good practice , not least because it can serve to resolve ambiguities in common use and provide a snapshot of the landscape to be charted . |