Sentence examples for because they were about from inspiring English sources
Most of the large majority of Greek-Cypriots who voted heavily against the last big attempt at unification, the UN's Annan plan, in 2004 did so because they were about to join the European Union and felt their future bargaining position would be stronger.
They personified their subject because they were about to go out and kill it to eat.
"I liked them especially because they were about nurturing," Ms. Hicks said.
"They were hating on 'Harry Potter' and 'The Da Vinci Code' because they were about witchcraft," he recalled.
That's not because they were about to settle into three hours of tedious smuggery, but because they might have been traipsing their expensive frocks through human waste.
A Justice Department official said the White House overtures were not considered inappropriate because they were about the agency's compliance with congressional oversight.
Because they're about as likely to stand up in court as Oliver Reed after a heavy night.
Because they are about as likely to criticize their own congregants as Romeo is to renounce Juliet.
"It's probably a good week to ask, because they're about to give out their bonuses".
