Example sentences of "because of what [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Because of what would have happened to us . |
| 2 | ‘ I 've never felt pressure like that , not even during the World Cup two years ago , because of what might have happened had we lost . |
| 3 | My standing with Harold Wilson began to go downhill in the 1970s , not on personal grounds but because of what might be described as political differences . |
| 4 | Yet we so often feel guilty and uncomfortable ; we feel like children , afraid to own up because of what might happen . |
| 5 | I agree that this scheme is significant not only because of what may be achieved for good in the north-west , but because it can act as a model for planning for other areas and for other denominations . |
| 6 | A senior staff member said that Mr Morgan had been under pressure because of the uncertainty facing the school 's future : ‘ Ronald Morgan was very popular with staff and pupils but he was under pressure because of what will happen here . |
| 7 | On the eve of the sale , I received a letter , saying : ‘ There will be more life and less death in the world , because of what will be done at St. A. 's & St. G. 's in Christian Aid Week . ’ |
| 8 | It is clear that these larger groups or phyla have arisen because of what can only be called co-evolution : the changes to take place in their body types have been more or less continuously in tune with evolutionary changes in their habitat or environment . |