Example sentences of "[pron] because it [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Environment officials — who argue that the convention should be theirs because it concerns conservation rather than aid — now appear to have won their case . |
| 2 | I really hate anybody who 's being horrible to somebody because it makes me feel bad . |
| 3 | You get a lot of people who 'll tell you how to sing and play , and stop you because it sounds a bit out of tune , but he 'll say , ‘ No , there 's soul in there , even if it is slightly out of tune . |
| 4 | ‘ Even losing a goal is occasionally good for you because it brings you back to earth and helps you retain a sense of vulnerability . ’ |
| 5 | So , in the right circumstances , happiness can be used to motivate the horse to do what we want ; and the horse that does something because it wants to will certainly try harder than one who does something because it is afraid of being hurt if it does n't . |
| 6 | Methylation is now generally recognised as one way of switching genes off , and is particularly interesting one because it helps to explain a crucial but mystifying fact of multicellular life — the differentiation of the genetically identical cells of an embryo into the many different tissues of the mature organism . |
| 7 | It appears to us that the point is a thoroughly esoteric one because it postulates that the judges had consented to arrangements for the Inns to exercise disciplinary powers over barristers , subject to their supervision , which infringed some fairly elementary rules of natural justice . |
| 8 | Both high income commuters and lower income residents may resent development of this kind : the one because it interferes with their fantasy of the rural life , and the other because it pushes up house prices without providing any new job opportunities . |
| 9 | And there 's a twelve ohm which is a thinner one because it does n't let as much go through . |
| 10 | I know Japan is the country everyone points to , but it is the favourite one because it happens to show all the deficiencies of forecasting and combatting rivalry that are available . |
| 11 | Erm desk is a bit of a funny one because it 's just got the K. |
| 12 | I 'd rather pick this one because it makes life easier , you can see |
| 13 | I think it er , on reflection I think er I would discourage members from having a three-way table show I like the , the one-off you know , one against one because it works better |
| 14 | I tend not to tell people a song is n't about them because it disappoints them . |
| 15 | It 's important to them because it proves where they are in life , they do n't want to stay like where their parents were , they want to prove . |
| 16 | I 'm always a little bit worried about them because it seems to me that they almost define the syllabus in terms of what you can ask four reasonable questions in terms of alternatives about . |
| 17 | The ERPS team are very fortunate that this facility is available to them because it has enabled the reconstruction work to be undertaken more efficiently . |
| 18 | Each test-tube contains the machine tools and the raw material , but so far it is sitting idle , doing nothing because it lacks a blueprint to work from . |
| 19 | I would n't recommend this one it 's just this is good for me because it 's got sort of |
| 20 | Well I would expect that the Prime Minister would , I think this nonsense that is behind all this is that because I am talking to Gerry Adams , they do n't want to be seen to be talking to me because it looks this fingerprint argument |
| 21 | He does n't like seeing me because it makes him remember my mother . |
| 22 | Although bathed in a sentimentality of its own , the concept appeals to me because it reminds me of a trip I made as a student to the Maison Savoye in the summer of 1957 , when this great Corbusier villa was a ruin surrounded by waist-high grass and nettles . |
| 23 | This one 's just as much of a prezzie for you as it is for him because it smells absolutely delicious ! |
| 24 | He 's behind the bushes , or he sits in the church itself when it 's cold , and I do n't blame him because it 's been pretty cold the last , you know , few weeks . |
| 25 | How do think er Notts are gon na cope without him because it seems as though when he is on form , certainly when he 's at home , he finds scoring goals quite easy to come by ? |
| 26 | His latest play , David Henry Hwang 's M. Butterfly , which began its national tour in Bath this week , attracted him because it deals with the questions of sexual roles and masculine/feminine identity which he has been exploring through his men 's group for the past 18 months . |
| 27 | And when oversteer does come you 'd better be ready for it because it happens suddenly and rather messily . |
| 28 | The parlourmaid likes it because it saves her … ’ |
| 29 | I also like it because it does n't offer any false promises of amazing results ; instead , what it has to offer is a reasonably priced , workable upgrade from four tracks to eight with a more than creditable end result ( as long as the guidelines in the manual and certain obvious rules are observed ) . |
| 30 | I object to paying for it because it does nah do anything for me . |