Example sentences of "and [noun pl] because it [verb] " in BNC.

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1 It does not lend itself to detailed cost investigation of departments and activities because it does not indicate where the overheads are actually consumed .
2 It does not lend itself to detailed cost investigation of departments and activities because it does not indicate where the overheads are actually consumed .
3 As a Rastafarian , he has an insider 's knowledge of the language , though many of his claims would not be accepted by linguists : for example , " as a language Afro-Lingua [ Rastafarian Creole ] does not need grammar and rules because it relies on improvisation , quickwittedness and skill at manipulating words " ( 1986a : 49 ) .
4 It was the nature of the place , he thought , perched up there on its remote peak , its back turned to the world , all the more obsessed with its petty intrigues and scandals because it knew them to be of no interest whatever to anyone else .
5 It is popular with both children and adults because it has a range of different meanings .
6 The case has direct relevance for the role of records managers and archivists because it focused on the role and responsibility of the U.S. Archivist in implementing organisational policy regarding electronic messages .
7 It takes a variety of forms and has long bewildered scientists and philosophers because it appears to lack biological purpose .
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