Example sentences of "this [noun sg] because it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even so , it was the first successful attempt in this genre because it gave its performers an opportunity to reveal their talents as actor-dancers . |
| 2 | The present tense is used in this case because it carries a sense of immediacy and impact . |
| 3 | ‘ Only one on this bike because it 's only got one seat ’ , ( Simon 4.3 ) . |
| 4 | I 'd like to skip over this decision because it wakes me up in a sweat fairly often . |
| 5 | The United States Senate rejected this provision because it thought it would bestow legal rights upon third parties . |
| 6 | Britain has been denied this freedom because it has never had a truly commercial broadcasting environment . |
| 7 | Brazil provides a particularly interesting terrain for this study because it has a very limited social security provision and few effective laws in the area of employment protection . |
| 8 | Divorce has this effect because it suggests that remarriage in the lifetime of one 's first partner is socially and even morally acceptable' ( Irish Times , 6 June 1986 ; also 31 May 1986 ; 14 June 1986 ) . |
| 9 | However , it is a distinction we are going to maintain in this chapter because it has the effect of separately identifying the discount market . |
| 10 | The role played by dietary fibre is of importance to this compartmentalisation because it binds bile acids . |
| 11 | We recommend this Plan because it offers financial protection in no less than THREE important ways areas where you are likely to be most vulnerable should an accident strike . |
| 12 | There shall be a strong emphasis on sale in this work because it provides the model for other supply contracts . |
| 13 | In this case , it is difficult for the woman to pretend her partner is naturally more ambitious than herself , but many other women buy into this fantasy because it justifies the sexual status quo . |
| 14 | It has this name because it enables you to alter the order of slides — you just drag them to their required positions . |
| 15 | And I , I have sprayed it this week because it 's been so hot . |
| 16 | But he also likes this method because it appears that the famine is caused by the Irish themselves as a result of their lack of husbandry ( which confirms their savagery ) and , thus , appears a natural reward of their refusal to accept the civility of English rule . |
| 17 | I choose this example because it has been well worked through in a paper by Betty Lou Dubois in Language and Society ( 1987 ) . |
| 18 | They chose this area because it reminded them of the Alps and afforded them the chance to continue with their much loved skiing . |
| 19 | Perhaps women choose this style because it fits with their own , perfectly valid interactional or social goals . |
| 20 | The emergence of the superego vastly extended this trend because it represented a characteristically human — or , we might say , neurotic — tendency : namely , an ability to redirect a drive to the extent that it is turned back against the ego itself ( i.e. , hate of the father becomes hate of oneself for hating him ) . |
| 21 | She says she preferred this version because it follows the novel more closely . |
| 22 | But as a Labour Group , we welcome this motion because it demonstrates the dishonesty of the Conservative Government in passing one of the most enlightened pieces of legislation without any of the resources to implement it . |
| 23 | Well I think it 's been open to any higher education institution to grab this idea because it 's been around for a long time , the great beauty of Napier is to some degree it 's a centre of excellence it 's got its B A course so has Queen Margaret but at the bottom end but why should I say the bottom end at the bottom end it 's got the B A communications course at the top end it 's got apprentice training for printers . |
| 24 | If , rather differently , serving the interests of the enterprise is taken as a proxy for maximising the joint welfare of the relevant groups the formulation is unsatisfactory for this purpose because it contains an inherent bias towards the shareholders . |
| 25 | Anything that was n't like that , though , Dave would handle all the rhythms and I 'm really glad that we did that this time because it allowed us each to focus in on what we were doing — me on my solos and Dave on the rhythms . |
| 26 | well this , no , fifty one , er this was the last house to be completed on this estate because it had been used as a paint store and we were the very last people |
| 27 | However , the term ‘ disease ’ is slightly unfortunate in this context because it conjures up notions of a ‘ cause ’ that has little or nothing to do with the natural state of the organism but which is imposed on it , having a discontinuous effect ; as , for example , in infectious diseases . |