Example sentences of "n't [verb] because " in BNC.
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1 | I wo n't explain because I do n't have to . |
2 | So , so , you know , for a lot of , I would n't say a lot , but there is a , a group in the population that are basically concerned with just surviving in agriculture , and would n't even consider , even if they are , say have got a high IQ or something , they just physically ca n't migrate because of the cost . |
3 | And then us kids would n't eat because she 'd cut this lady down you know . |
4 | And then we used to play games with him and we were going to invent a game that did n't exist because whatever you said , Mr Brynner always said , ‘ Well , as a matter of fact I was world champion pistol shot , ’ or ‘ I 'm the world champion ’ of whatever it was you mentioned . |
5 | And yet the , to say that the wind does n't exist because you ca n't see it would be erm would be pretty dangerous if you were standing on a cliff and saying there 's no wind around here , and there 's a howling gale blowing you off and into the water . |
6 | Erm he then goes on to talk about erm eliminating banditry erm wh which basically erm where the peasant associations are powerful enough erm , you know , where the people rise up bandi bandits do n't exist because the people have risen up and you know are , are , are strong enough because they 've got swords , because they 've got spears , they 've joined together to , to get rid of the bandits . |
7 | Lloyds Bank say they wo n't comment because the matter is subject to legal proceedings . |
8 | Hamptons say they ca n't comment because of the legal action . |
9 | The police wo n't comment because the matter has been refered to the police complaints authority . |
10 | Meanwhile Today wo n't comment because of legal proceedings … they add Neither the editor nor the managing editor of Today were working for the newspaper at the time of the original article on April 25th 1989 . |
11 | He 's also the Education Secretary and says he ca n't comment because he 'll have to make the final decision . |
12 | And that 's what Desmond absolutely does n't want because well , because he 's her son , and so on . ’ |
13 | It does n't hurt because it 's pulled off so quickly , and when we pull it off , we put our finger straight over the area and it takes the sting away . |
14 | In a sudden jerk of anger Stephen turned and kicked at his shins , but the blows did n't hurt because of Stephen 's Wellington boots . |
15 | So I did n't think because he 's got pressure , with the baby situation , that he 'd go . |
16 | So if I trail the classes in this way it 's not gon na do any harm I do n't think because the class presentations and the class discussions in general have been so excellent this year . |
17 | well it , the running the business is n't I do n't think because by the time the tax man 's hammered you |
18 | And on the whole , I 've been fairly lucky with them , so my views are n't formed because they 've been absolutely horrible to me . |
19 | But they were n't checked because at the time he was renting a suite at the Crillon . ’ |
20 | The doctor who gave me the medication asked me , ‘ Why did you do it ? ’ and I could n't answer because I did n't know . |
21 | But I ca n't answer because I do n't know . |
22 | He does n't answer because his press officer has told me beforehand that he does n't intend to talk in any detail about it . |
23 | Miss Malabedeely had looked embarrassed , discovered on her knees like that , but it had n't mattered because of her niceness . |
24 | The man wrote a note to Judge Brian Capstick saying he could n't concentrate because he was bored and was more concerned with his expenses . |
25 | If you put the bottom on wheel , put some wheels on the bottom of the ladder so it could n't fall because of the bottom , then it would still stay there because on the floor would be the bit of grip from the top . |
26 | BACK IN the bad old days when home-bred Open champions were a rarity , it was said that British golfers did n't win because they regarded the event as something special , while the Americans regarded it as just another tournament on the circuit . |
27 | ‘ Well , you wo n't win because I 'll find somewhere else to stay . |
28 | Whether or not the ultimate diagnosis is correct in every one or not , the answer is I do n't know because many children did n't go through the process that was needed . |
29 | ‘ You ca n't know because you ca n't handle it . ’ |
30 | To this there is an instant response : it may be , but we do n't know because we have n't looked . |