Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] ' [noun] because [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 But after my divorce , I moved back into my parents ' home because I could n't cope with Anna Alone .
2 Many women are filled with trepidation at the thought of their husbands ' retirement because they just want to do nothing .
3 A Yorkshire pay clerk 's widow was able to play a ‘ big part ’ in her granddaughters ' upbringing because she lived next door across a common yard and could be ‘ always there ’ , in and out of the house .
4 In the town of Newton Stewart , not too far from Annan , a solicitor , Giles Davies , lost £1.8 million from his clients ' accounts because he became embroiled in a similar deal .
5 He does not mind being the butt of his colleagues ' jokes because he always has the last laugh .
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