Example sentences of "[v-ing] to [noun] because of " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The captain fed us bits of information about decompression and what to do , and after 10 minutes we were told we were returning to Birmingham because of a shattered windscreen on the aircraft . |
| 2 | ‘ You blame me for returning to England because of my job but it was n't just that and it was n't all my fault . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Some work , ’ Piers said , ‘ on a certain house , which was n't finished quite according to schedule because of a certain lady who turned my world upside-down . ’ |
| 4 | Most people prefer to avoid pursuing a claim if it means going to court because of the expense , which can sometimes end up being more than the amount of money in dispute . |
| 5 | He was last in England in 1972 , and used to say that his homeland was going to hell because of all the immigration . |
| 6 | Between the two visits I preferred the Kent trip because of visiting London but I also enjoyed going to Scarborough because of some of the places . |
| 7 | In some climates , outdoor workers have to be trained to take protective measures against exposure to long periods of sunlight leading to dehydration because of perspiration loss ; or to heat stroke ; or after long exposure , to an increasing rise in the incidence of skin cancer ( Nichols , 1988 ) . |
| 8 | And another study coming out next week reveals that health service employees are turning to medication because of high levels of stress resulting from staffing cuts and increased workloads . |
| 9 | More Jews were now emigrating to Israel because of US restrictions on their immigration [ see p. 37094 ; for controversy over increased Soviet Jewish immigration to Israel in early 1990 see p. 37304 ] . |
| 10 | ‘ The pilot has just said we 're diverting to Teeside because of the fog at Newcastle — we 're taxiing out now , ’ she said . |