Example sentences of "[adj] because they [be] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These are interesting and aesthetically pleasing documents of the time and place , but are doubly interesting because they are in colour , which seems to add an anachronistic modern feel . |
| 2 | These are interesting and aesthetically pleasing documents of the time and place , but are doubly interesting because they are in colour , which seems to add an anachronistic modern feel . |
| 3 | Bulletin boards , for example , can be used to advertise conferences or seminars to people who may be interested because they are in the same profession or may contain data packages , open for use by any user . |
| 4 | They were fearless because they were without enemies . |
| 5 | If we say that dinosaurs grew large because they were in pursuit of the advantage of heat conservation , we are not implying that species engineered their own destiny , with the effect predetermining the cause . |
| 6 | ‘ The provisions of the Code governing the detention , treatment and questioning of persons by police officers are for the protection of those who are vulnerable because they are in the custody of the police . |
| 7 | At one time during field-work the traffic police became more unpopular than usual because they were under instruction not to let police colleagues off minor traffic violations . |
| 8 | All my pleasures will be solitary , even when I happen to be in company ; I shall not be exhilarated simply because the people around me are enjoying themselves , nor depressed because they are in low spirits . |
| 9 | This is why the rivers have many curves , because they follow the wriggling tracks of the serpent ; similarly , waterholes are round because they are in the shape of a snake coiled up to rest . |