Example sentences of "but because they [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Gods , in his opinion , chase after ‘ Daphne ’ and ‘ Syrinx ’ not because they were women but because they anticipated that they would turn into trees . |
| 2 | But the claims of programmes must be scrutinized carefully , not because they offer wrong answers but because they assume that there are answers . |
| 3 | It was a private lair , and though they 'd often wished to have a fire they 'd never done so — not because they feared for the dry wood of the spinney but because they knew that rising smoke would sooner or later be investigated . |
| 4 | Socialists and feminists oppose this move , not only because it enables landlords to evict tenants easily and raise rents , but because they recognise that the demise of this sector is , broadly speaking , a result of the decreasing profitability of investment in this sector ( Merrett , 1979 , p.281 ) , not of legislation concerning rent control and tenants ' rights . |
| 5 | They have taken this position not because they are resistant to change , but because they believe that these proposals will politicise the British Police Service and they are in my view entirely right to have that view . |
| 6 | Not just because of who he is , but because they think that he understands and cares , and may be able to intercede . |