Example sentences of "because [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Probably because for a while he was meant to be a wild child around the Hollywood hills . |
| 2 | Well it ai n't going to work because for a part that have slammed V A T on domestic fuels and in fact if all of the cuts of the conservative government , all the tax increases you have quoted cuts . |
| 3 | She had always known that Finn would reappear , because for a time they always did , never quite sure that the new woman was an improvement on the old one , keeping their options open . |
| 4 | erm On occupational health , and I do n't plead for those figures , because for a time , until Helen left to have her baby , we were fully staffed , and the number of inspections and the number of notices served and the number of prohibition notices served are very encouraging indeed . |
| 5 | Now I have to tell you that last year we raised a hundred and thirteen million pounds and of that over ninety per cent , that 's a hundred and four million pounds were actually spent on projects for children and I 'm very proud of that ratio indeed and I think it ought to give you , the raisers of money , a great deal of comfort because for a fund with two headquarters buildings which operates all over the world this is a distribution of funds of which to be proud . |
| 6 | Sheila called her GP because for a week Mark had not been feeding properly , had become increasingly drowsy and was vomiting . |
| 7 | It is difficult to account for so large a change in terms of a decrease in effective moment of inertia due to a change in the shape of the crust of the star , because for a rotation rate of 30Hz the equilibrium ellipsoid has a moment of inertia only 10 -4 greater than that of a sphere . |
| 8 | I slowed down because for a moment I thought you might need help . |
| 9 | But you 're still missing out a big , very important part of the graph , because for a lot of its range it actually , you know , looks something like well what would that look like ? |
| 10 | More , more recent than then , because as a kid they do n't talk to you about them things do they like , you know . |
| 11 | This presents a problem for many women , because as a housewife you are not paid . |
| 12 | Our panel this month included Paul Boutinot of Paul Boutinot Wines the north 's leading shipper , who trotted out some wines form his own stable of Champagne look-alikes ; Bill Towers who must be unique in Britain because as a sheep farmer in the Lake District he runs a very successful wine merchants out of one of the barns on his farm . |
| 13 | Because as a percentage in the erm , as a percentage of trade , agriculture has gone down has n't it ? |
| 14 | Whether we should include as a consideration whether this particular eighth new settlement in this particular sector would have the capacity to expand beyond two thousand and si In saying that I 'm conscious that we have ducked because as a panel we have to duck . |
| 15 | ‘ The idea came to me because as a 15-year-old I worked as a plumber in churches and was impressed by the windows , ’ said Dave . |
| 16 | Oh yes , I love it , I mean , as a boy I used to support West Ham but I am now firmly behind Oxford United , and I want them to beat West Ham , because as a boy they always lost for me , West Ham . |
| 17 | Line Managers and Supervisors as well are , are responsible for training because as a Line Manager or a Supervisor you 're responsible are n't you for training and developing people . |
| 18 | because as a nitrogen fixing species it protects and improves the soil |
| 19 | ‘ It was really hard , because as a rule the first one you do is the one you 'll really believe in . |
| 20 | Especially unusual to find them in a Tyrian , because as a rule Tyrians only care about making money . |
| 21 | Many unexplained and ignored results still litter the research journals of the early 1970s , unread and unconsidered because as a research paradigm memory transfer is no longer taken seriously ; it had become another victim of scientific fashion , though , unlike McIlwain 's slices , this time probably deservedly . |
| 22 | It is time that the Government examined the issue because as a result of the policy that they are actively backing — or at least not opposing — the consumer will face colossal electricity bills because of the escalation in gas-fired power stations . |
| 23 | This was just as well , because as a native he would have been a bit hard to take . |
| 24 | Just as well , because as a career move it stinks . |
| 25 | I guess he taught me the right way , because after a couple of years , when I heard something , I knew what it was before any intellectual wheels were turning in my head . |
| 26 | He must have liked the look of me because after a bit more discussion he said , ‘ Well , we 'll have to learn you to milk , and learn you to feed calves and the rest will follow on . |
| 27 | Rescuing beleaguered maidens had a certain passing reward , but most of the time he 'd finished up by setting them up in some city somewhere with a handsome dowry , because after a while even the most agreeable ex-maiden became possessive and had scant sympathy for his efforts to rescue her sister sufferers . |
| 28 | The store manager said that core staff motivation was a problem because after a while the job becomes highly repetitive . |
| 29 | It could n't really be because of a home movie , could it ? |
| 30 | As for the Russian angle , it came about because of a dream . |