Example sentences of "because it was [adv] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps the decision was made because it was here that Manzoni fell when attempting to negotiate a stairway with more enthusiasm than regard for his age . |
| 2 | Beck devotes more space to this project than any other and rightly so because it was here that Jacopo della Quercia poured forth his genius in psychologically charged narratives and compelling statuary . |
| 3 | He still retains an affection for the place , perhaps because it was there that he first encountered the inspiring sight of human beings at odds with , and frequently overcoming , an unpromising environment . |
| 4 | It was n't actually called Blood Rock , that was just their private name for it , because it was there that Jed made his confession . |
| 5 | ( It was , of course , the load at peak times which imposed the highest costs on the system , partly because it was then that the least efficient power stations were used for generating , but principally because , since electricity could not be stored , it was the peak load which determined expenditure on new capacity . ) |
| 6 | I was no more alert to my environment than a sick animal and I must have somehow been aware of that , because it was then that I remembered the starveling cat . |