Example sentences of "probably because " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's probably because his father is n't important . |
| 2 | Probably because of the very much greater stick forces and lower rates of pitch occurring in most light aircraft . |
| 3 | days off sick , probably because of a hangover ? |
| 4 | Probably because it started the 1980s with a fleet of new 125mph HSTs which had made a major impact on its market , the East Coast main line was far better placed to withstand the rigours of the recession than its West Coast neighbour . |
| 5 | No speeches have yet been greeted with ecstatic cries of ‘ author , author ’ — probably because Denis Healey is not there — but the clash of rival socialist philosophies is no less cacaphonous . |
| 6 | This is probably because , put simply , the word ‘ patent ’ applies to a physical thing , like a new piece of machinery or electrical gadget , whereas ‘ copyright ’ applies to ‘ intellectual property ’ , that is ‘ ideas ’ and ‘ creations ’ . |
| 7 | The primitive ceremony which came soonest to Eliot 's mind , whether in his ‘ Beating of a Drum ’ or in 1926 when he spoke of savages who ‘ believe that the ritual is performed in order to induce a fall of rain' , was rain-making , probably because he had read about it for his 1913 seminar paper . |
| 8 | Malcolm also slowly moved into made-to-measure tailoring , probably because of teddy boys coming in and asking for stuff to be made up . |
| 9 | Probably because it was a way of roping him in for the future , Malcolm invited him down to a few rehearsals . |
| 10 | ‘ I 've always been able to do it , probably because I used to play soccer . |
| 11 | I certainly sell more red lentils than any other dried pulse , probably because they are the only variety that does not require soaking before cooking and are therefore the most convenient . |
| 12 | The word ‘ mustard ’ comes from the Latin mustum ardens , meaning burning must , probably because mustard powder used to be mixed with grape must in France . |
| 13 | On top of everything else , Italy is running out of opera singers , probably because the theatres have to spend their money on things other than academies for voice-training . |
| 14 | Notably it did not respond coherently to the third world 's debt burden , and to ten years of stalled poor-country growth , probably because it did not overhaul its own ponderous bureaucracy . |
| 15 | They 're certainly not over-fond of me , probably because my central heating is always on full blast in winter . |
| 16 | The regular septagon is the most inaccessable of the primary polygons … probably because it can not be constructed accurately with only ruler and compass . |
| 17 | He seemed to settle finally for us , us being the police , or at least the fact-seekers and , clearing his throat , he told me that his men with grappling irons and magnets had missed finding the floorboards the first time , probably because the floorboards were n't magnetic . |
| 18 | It seems that parthenogenesis may establish itself because of its twofold immediate advantage , but that parthenogenetic populations are ultimately eliminated , probably because they can not evolve rapidly enough to meet changing circumstances . |
| 19 | Crenshaw is a champion because of the way he is ; Faldo , too , probably because of his contrasting attitude . |
| 20 | But I remember having a day off from teaching at the time , probably because of the various strikes , and watching the lunchtime television . |
| 21 | A spokesman for North West Thames health authority said its hospitals in Hillingdon and Ealing were particularly badly affected , probably because they are close to Heathrow . |
| 22 | SIR — With such well-informed media personnel telling us every hour on the hour that Messrs Kinnock , Hattersley , Patten , Mandela , Smith and Gould are ‘ expected ’ to make an announcement after the weekend , or within a day or two , stating that they will do this or that , probably because of this reason , possibly causing this response — is it absolutely necessary for us to have to endure the appearance of the person concerned to tell us what has been drummed into us until our eyes stick out like organ-stops ? |
| 23 | There was little demand from local trade unions and the Divisional Committee appears to have been only modestly active , probably because where well-established trade union organisations had members interested in educational opportunities , links between them already existed through the WEA branch organisation and were especially effective in Northamptonshire , Bedford , Luton and Ipswich . |
| 24 | It was absent in Wester Ross , probably because of the distance from a calf supply . |
| 25 | There was considerable difficulty with this question probably because of its poor wording . |
| 26 | Nevertheless a high number had had contact with the Board probably because of the method of selecting prospective farms . |
| 27 | She had seen her sister ancient and dead on a stretcher this morning , probably because of Clive or someone like him . |
| 28 | Plundering en route was forbidden , probably because it reduced the speed of the army rather than for any ethical reasons . |
| 29 | Probably because most of them leave to have families and once they come back they 're that much further behind ’ . |
| 30 | The leks are placed within areas favoured by reeves ( female ruffs ) for breeding , probably because of a good food supply . |