Example sentences of "[noun prp] because it [vb mod] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Does my right hon. Friend agree that a tax-raising Scottish assembly would be the worst thing for Scotland because it would discourage the inward investment which will be encouraged into the United Kingdom by the fact that we are not part of the social charter ?
2 He enjoyed a good relationship with Acheson and it suited both men for Dulles to be closely involved in policy formulation : Acheson because it would diminish at least some of the acrimony in Congress and Dulles because he wished to consolidate his record so that he could become Secretary of State in the next Republican administration .
3 Light is often used as a metaphor for God because it can convey both the presence and the unapproachability of the divine being .
4 This was rejected by the other Commonwealth countries and Britain because it would allow the USA to gain an unbeatable advantage .
5 Leach says LOFT is a boon to Britain because it can answer new questions raised by Britain 's stricter philosophy on safety margins .
6 ‘ Neither am I , querida , ’ he said slowly , ‘ but I wish that I 'd had those skills in Seville because it would have saved a lot of anguish .
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