Example sentences of "[noun pl] because [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Crawford ensured that no one under fourteen would be allowed into the performances because of the strong language and much hopping in and out of bed — and he banned his grandmother . |
| 2 | He stressed that the meaning was to be contrasted with an error made in carrying out the testator 's intentions by the draftsman 's words , and also with a mistaken choice of words because of a failure to understand the testator 's intentions ( a matter covered by s 20(1) ( b ) of the Act . |
| 3 | Lucien found it hard to doubt Azmaveth 's words because of the zeal with which she spoke , but he still had difficulty believing her . |
| 4 | These are sometimes smaller than their stellar images because of the distorting effect of the Earth 's atmosphere . ’ |
| 5 | The best image resolution was obtained from transverse images because of the orientation of the resonance frequency coils . |
| 6 | For many , the worst memories of that era are of food shortages because of the disruption to the agricultural system . |
| 7 | The spadefish swim faster in schools because of a slime given off by the swimming fish . |
| 8 | The prospect that perhaps hundreds of black and Asian children may have been wrongly consigned to special schools because of a failure properly to understand their needs is one which education authorities have been reluctant to confront . |
| 9 | Hearnden said corporal punishment , though rare , is still legal , and added that people of all religious beliefs send their children to certain schools because of the Christian values taught . |
| 10 | This can be illustrated from a wide variety of cases : the uses of literacy for social control in nineteenth century Canada , for instance , where any ‘ critical ’ element was carefully excluded ( Graff , 1979 ) ; the restriction of the content of written forms to religious tracts by the Methodist missionaries who introduced literacy to Fiji in the nineteenth century ( Clammer , 1976 ) ; the examples from British literacy campaigns that show how illiteracy developed in schools because of the class-based nature of schooling ( Mace , 1979 ) ; the uses of literacy for religious and symbolic purposes in Ghana ( Goody , 1968 ) ; the greater trust placed by thirteenth century knights in England on seals and symbols as means of legitimating charters and rights to land and their suspicion of the written document as more likely to be forged and inaccurate ( Clanchy , 1979 ) ; the development in Iranian villages of forms of literacy taught in Koranic schools into forms of literacy appropriate for commercial trading in a rapidly modernising and urbanising economy ( Section 2 ) . |
| 11 | The portrayal of this tragic figure is possibly one of the most demanding of all male roles because of the sheer complexity of the incidents where Rudolf is always the centre . |
| 12 | His replacement , Sosuke Uno , was forced out of office after only two months because of a sex scandal . |
| 13 | The museum had been closed for several months because of a leaking roof . |
| 14 | However , Queen 's will be struggling for a scrum-half with former Irish Schools ' skipper Kenton Hillman ruled out for two months because of a shoulder injury , while centre Gerry Ross is heading for Trinity . |
| 15 | ABERDEEN 's Stewart McKimmie , who has not played a first-team game for seven months because of a knee injury , could be recalled for the Scottish Cup , quarter-final replay with Clydebank , at Kilbowie Park , tonight . |
| 16 | One in six firms has deferred settlements for up to six months because of the profits squeeze produced by recession , and more are planning a freeze . |
| 17 | ‘ As bad as an Essex Ague ’ was a common expression ; and in the 1870s the garrison at Tilbury Fort was changed every six months because of the prevalence of malaria . |
| 18 | Usher relied on bore holes and tanks although even those proved inadequate one year when the school had to be closed for three months because of the shortage of water . |
| 19 | Halons are non-conducting , have low toxicity and put out fires fast , but production will effectively end in 18 months because of the damage they do to the ozone layer . |
| 20 | A student theatre has had to close for four months because of the risk of fire . |
| 21 | The DUP leader said the province was due extra funds because of the devaluation of sterling against the ECU — the common European currency used by the EC — since the UK left the Exchange Rate Mechanism last year . |
| 22 | If help can be given from other er national funds because of the moral and compassionate er nature of the case , well that 's fine , and that maybe what some Health Authorities have been pressing . |
| 23 | Both of the hypertonic ORS contained higher glucose concentrations and higher water obsorption might have been expected from these solutions because of a greater stimulatory effect on active glucose transport . |
| 24 | Organisations may be less ready to deal with radical solutions because of the dangers of dealing with the unfamiliar . |
| 25 | This , of course , influences the tides because of the importance of its gravitational pull on the world 's oceans and seas . |
| 26 | Although the book will be published in a jurisdiction with literary proceeds legislation , the report indicates that the author may not be deprived of his royalties because of the absence of an identifiable victim . |
| 27 | VAUXHALL is recalling more than 7,000 Astra turbo diesel cars because of a possible electrical fault . |
| 28 | There are differences among the units because of the need to adapt the standard model to the specific conditions of each site , such as its cooling capacities or degree of earthquake risk . |
| 29 | Serota , whose husband Nicholas is director of the Tate Gallery in London , is determined that Rambert should regain its place on the number one theatre touring circuit in Britain — but the Edinburgh Festival Theatre holds special attractions because of the size of its stage . |
| 30 | Carrie said , ‘ He sells saccharines in packets because of the sugar ration . |