Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] at the [noun sg] because " in BNC.
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| 1 | Beryl 's words had impressed him at the time because they summed up his own vague feeling that what had happened and what was happening might be consequences of the old man 's cynical , even malicious contrivings . |
| 2 | You may not feel it at the moment because I 've blocked your mind from the pain . |
| 3 | England captains must not do things like that , but they had not been able to sack him at the time because of the provocation he had been under ; now that he had stepped out of line again he gave them a heaven-sent opportunity to administer the axe . |
| 4 | If you ca n't hear me at the back because my voice drops from time to time then shout away because I 'm not always aware of how well it carries . |
| 5 | But I , but I think you know the , the , the thing that I found erm most difficult as you say was , was actually completing the C C Q and I think part of it and asking the question but it is , certainly it would be easier to do it using that on your knee rather than doing it at the table because I was aware that I was turning away |
| 6 | No but you see I could n't tell you at the start because you 'd sound , you would n't have said half the things you did say . |
| 7 | Well I 've ordered it at the library because they did n't have , they used to , but it 's gone . |