Example sentences of "this be partly [conj] he " in BNC.

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1 This is partly because he has become the man most likely to win medals in the top competitions abroad — including the World Championships in Belgrade which start on Tuesday — notwithstanding his curiously fragile physique .
2 This is partly because he became known much sooner .
3 He was no longer particularly interested in the work of younger writers ; this was partly because he no longer felt confident in his judgments about contemporary writing but , at a more general level , he believed there had been a profound falling off in the standard of both literature and criticism since the Second World War .
4 This was partly because he was secretive , partly be cause , with his own version of Potter arrogance , Marcus supposed Mr Rose would probably be unable to follow the significance of his reflections , and partly because he supposed Mr Rose was primarily interested in sex .
5 This was partly because he was anxious about his next major work .
6 This was partly because he was not exceptionally bright while being at the same time exceptionally unimaginative , but it was also because odd carvings and perilous tunnels were all in a day 's work .
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