Example sentences of "[pers pn] is because [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why I asked him is because he had a wedding invitation for Rob and Jen |
| 2 | The reason I remember her is because she took so long . |
| 3 | Agents do n't want deadwood and if they are interested in you it is because they feel they can sell you into the market , so that you can go on and make money both for yourself and them . |
| 4 | No , it is because they are . |
| 5 | If Protestants are better off than Catholics in Ulster , it is because they work harder and have fewer children . |
| 6 | If they have since discovered that this contact can be fulfilling and life-enhancing — and this is certainly not always the case — it is because they have benefited from the broader range of experiences which this contact has offered . |
| 7 | In part it is because they too have unknowingly taken in the prevailing stereotypes . |
| 8 | If maintained schools failed ( and fail ) to scale those commanding heights it is because they have not wished to . |
| 9 | Essentially , it is because they ca n't be bothered to do things for themselves . |
| 10 | It is because they substitute half-baked faith for genuine effort and hold out promises of intervention in the world 's affairs on payment . |
| 11 | They are as still as in Bryonia but it is because they are so tired and weary , not from the pain and their head is more congested than in Bryonia . |
| 12 | It is because they make the decisions that they are often under sharp pressure both from those above them in the hierarchy who allocate resources and from those with whom they deal who want to receive them . |
| 13 | When this happens , sometimes it is because they are fortunate enough to have similar interests and standards of behaviour , plus warm , easy-going personalities , with a good tolerance of other people 's ways and opinions . |
| 14 | If they are mentioned , it is because they have been recommended and are generally regarded as good courses . |
| 15 | Every election , some people discover that they are unregistered , and in most cases it is because they either forgot to fill in the form , or they moved in too late in the year to qualify . |
| 16 | It is because they take to these artificial sites so readily that pied flycatchers have been studied in such detail : breeding in a nest box allows nests to be checked and the adults to be caught and ringed much more easily than if they were in natural cavities . |
| 17 | So perhaps it is because they have angular gyri that chimpanzees have been able to sign successfully . |
| 18 | But individualism rests on the assumption that individuals are not like this : it is because they themselves contribute to the system of social life that they are so important in explaining it . |
| 19 | If such arguments sound familiar , it is because they were also voiced by Mr Akers . |
| 20 | I do expect occasionally to have temper , because it is only when we are discussing the right subjects that temper will arise : if people lose their tempers it is because they are emotionally involved in the problem , and we are probably talking on a subject which needs to be aired . |
| 21 | Seven out of the forty women specifically mention the pleasure they obtain from seeing a line full of clean clothes ; some explain it is because they anticipate the silent admiration of neighbours at this visible ( though shortlived ) achievement . |
| 22 | But Faye and Roberta — well , they are n't middle class , to put it mildly , but surely they — yes , they would have picked up the know-how , the expertise , so if they did n't get things straight , it is because they did n't want to . |
| 23 | If there are also many who give that vote to the FOP , it is because they back " their own " party with reservations . |
| 24 | If they receive much less description in fiction , it is because they are sensed rather than seen . |
| 25 | Erm it is because they are so acute , the least little whiff and they 're away . |
| 26 | Yet it is because they loved their partner so deeply that they are driven to seek ways of easing their pain and fear . |
| 27 | Petty had already intimated that he might not be able to continue his attendance at the debates further ( after 29 October ) , but before the end of that day 's proceedings he explained why ‘ we [ the Levellers ] would exclude apprentices , or servants , or those that take alms , it is because they depend upon the will of other men and should be afraid to displease [ them ] ’ . |
| 28 | If the English do not like children , it is because they think they ought to behave properly , responsibly and quietly in their presence and can never riot or have a good time when they 're around . |
| 29 | It is because they want a super-state . |
| 30 | Maybe it is because they do n't want to fulfil their financial commitments . |