Example sentences of "[coord] [pers pn] is [adj] because " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unfortunately , much of such data is less than useful because of poor definition or methodology , or it is inapplicable because of local or special constraints in derivation . |
| 2 | If your parent 's pension or benefits are reduced and she is worried because she has rent , mortgages , or other commitments to meet , special allowances can be given in the form of supplementary benefit , and you should discuss this with the hospital 's Medical Social Worker or the Enquiry Clerk at the Department of Health and Social Security . |
| 3 | William helps the farmer next to us and he is disappointed because he grows really good wheat and spuds and cabbages . |
| 4 | It respects the authority because it is legitimate , and it is legitimate because it is respected . |
| 5 | It is one-trial , because it requires only a single peck for the bird to learn ; it is avoidance because the result of the learning is for the bird to stop doing something it otherwise would ; and it is passive because the bird is not required actively to avoid , as it would if it had to escape from some unpleasant condition , but merely to refrain from pecking . |
| 6 | ‘ all that s made ’ is reduced to a single thought in his mind and it is green because the solitude Marvell has found there is green . |
| 7 | This is work they are able to do little about , despite public faith , and it is unpopular because of a reluctance or inability to display that little will be done . |
| 8 | The Reeve 's speech is indeed serious , but it is serious because it is a reflective examination of his self ; the Reeve 's Prologue is precisely where the Reeve does judge himself . |
| 9 | But it is interesting because , in Belgium petrol has been dosed with Australian lead for more than 10 years . |
| 10 | It 's too early to call it a breakthrough but it is different because it does n't set out to kill tumours , it stops the process which spreads them . |
| 11 | This approach is less accurate because the cattle returns are not as reliable as the census figures , but it is valuable because the presence of a large urban population can mask a high rate of cattle theft in the rural parts of a region . |