Example sentences of "[vb pp] simply because [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here , in Mixed Life , he relates that individual experience of Christ in every man to the Christ who transcends individual limitations and is expressed by the whole body of those in whom he is born in time through their knowing and doing : It is precisely because of these " sundri wirchynges " in the lives of individuals dictated by their particular talents and circumstances that discussion of active and contemplative life tends to polarise life-styles which are then also subject to evaluation in which contemplation is more highly esteemed simply because it relates to a greater state of spiritual awareness . |
| 2 | Often they were targeted simply because they lived in zones of armed conflict between government forces and opposition groups . |
| 3 | Her eyes leapt from Abraham begat Isaac and Isaac begat Jacob to Verse 25 of the Gospel According to St Matthew , to which she had turned simply because it began the New Testament and she had been unable to make anything of the Old . |
| 4 | This underlines the importance of training schemes in which professionals have opportunities to meet older people who are in charge of their lives , who have something to say and who are not being seen simply because they have overwhelming problems . |
| 5 | It also ensures that omissions are not made simply because you have dictated the letter so often that familiarity has bred contempt . |
| 6 | Many a teenager has been drawn into behaviour he would rather have avoided simply because he finds himself unable to stand up to his peers or to be the one who is ‘ different ’ . |
| 7 | If I act on the maxim that I will not do things which will hurt Mary 's feelings , that is not universalised simply because I will that all should avoid hurting Mary 's feelings . |
| 8 | They had n't disappeared simply because she had chosen not to reveal them to the world . |
| 9 | There are still many buildings that are not listed simply because they have not yet been properly surveyed , or have somehow slipped through the net . |
| 10 | The citation process has not been explained simply because it has been described . |
| 11 | Er , I 've been robbed and swindled , er I was burgled two months ago , my house was wrecked all my jewellery every thing taken simply because I had left my windows open slightly , now I 've got to sleep at night with all my windows closed and I do n't get a good nights sleep apart from feeling insecure any way and er the swindle er I trusted people and now I ca n't trust any body and that leaves you feeling very insecure . |
| 12 | Many times an idea will be rejected simply because it has come from outside the department . |
| 13 | So many of them had married simply because they had no idea that homosexuals could have relationships . |
| 14 | The selection of the 109 tagset is rather arbitrary , being chosen simply because it offered the most distinctive tagset that could be formed from combining the Text710 tagset with the LOB tagset . |