Example sentences of "because they [verb] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If Protestants were superior , it was because they deserved to be . |
| 2 | Mozart could not begin composing the arias to his opera before reaching Milan because they had to be written to suit each singer 's voice . |
| 3 | ‘ Those were all done on one roll of film ’ he explained , ‘ Because they had to be instantaneous and I knew if I went back again , it would not be the same . |
| 4 | ‘ In the past , waters from abandoned mines have been managed because they had to be to keep the other mines open , ’ he said . |
| 5 | Er well n not really because they had to be in the union . |
| 6 | Some people were forced to travel by bus because they had to be at work . |
| 7 | They were dedicated perhaps because they had to be . |
| 8 | Because they continued to be economically independent , these working older people , both men and women , were often remembered as strong characters , like the Lancashire shopkeeping grandmother , a ‘ powerful personality ’ who was without any doubt ‘ boss of the concern ’ , or the old North Welsh woman who ‘ was doing all the cobbling for the neighbours in Berthengam , and … they were done by her well . ’ |
| 9 | Winter maintains , ‘ People find it much harder to move back into child care after a period in adult care because they tend to be consumed with either the Children Act or community care legislation . |
| 10 | In contrast , forms of self-evaluation can be located towards the ‘ soft ’ pole because they tend to be internal , informal , descriptive , process-orientated and holistic in their mode of assessment . |
| 11 | Politically , the judicial conception of the public interest tends to embrace the promotion of certain views normally associated with the Conservative Party and there is a greater likelihood that Labour Governments will encounter challenges through the courts if only because they tend to be more interventionist and to challenge the status quo . |
| 12 | The processes entailed in referral and admission are less accessible at the Delphi Centre because they tend to be concentrated in the hands of Roger himself ; decisions are often made instantaneously , without consultation and frequently in the course of a telephone conversation . |
| 13 | And the free market system does n't protect them because they tend to be too poor or too old for health insurance cover . |
| 14 | Milla also said she steered away from romance with actors and models ‘ because they try to be prettier than me ’ . |
| 15 | However , several women who received no benefits also registered , although the majority in this position did not , because they desired to be self-sufficient and free from official agencies . |
| 16 | I followed because they seemed to be doing all right . ’ |
| 17 | Many of the projects arose not just because they seemed to be suitable topics for academic research , but at the direct instigation of teachers or sometimes students . |
| 18 | They are willing to do so because they expect to be paid back , and because they expect to profit from the transaction through the interest they charge on the loan — it would be a strange world if they did n't ! |
| 19 | They are willing to do so because they expect to be paid back and because they expect to profit from the transaction through the interest they charge on the loan — it would be a strange world if they did n't ! |
| 20 | Young children may lay claim to possession just because they happen to be playing with , say , a car or doll . |
| 21 | Why should they be financially penalized because they happen to be sick or disabled ? |
| 22 | In all seriousness , I ask the Government not to deride the strong arguments for a local income tax just because they happen to be advanced by what they call minority parties . |
| 23 | One does n't want them to sort of follow it blindly , of course , one wants them to discuss it carefully , very carefully , but it has to sort of fit into the ongoing life of the institution and not be a kind of little game that someone is playing on their own somewhere because they happen to be linked with the university or doing a degree or something . |
| 24 | It implied that most of today 's lone mothers are single because they choose to be . |
| 25 | And they come because they want to be rid of their fear : it gives them a completely new feeling of life to overcome their fear and come here . ’ |
| 26 | They would n't be keen on anyone with psychological quirks — like an entrenched hatred of men , for instance , or someone who is adopting a child merely because they want to be loved by a child . |
| 27 | These are sacrifices by any standards but they have not made them because they want to be heroes . |
| 28 | They decided , according to this writer , to bring up their babies alone because they want to be independent and manage their lives without a man . |
| 29 | The French are still in planemaking because they want to be . |
| 30 | It was pointed out during the workshop that women have always been flexible in terms of employment , but because they have to be rather than because they want to be . |