Example sentences of "be because [pers pn] have a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That can not just be because they have a lot of flotations and rights issues to work on . |
| 2 | Why I asked him is because he had a wedding invitation for Rob and Jen |
| 3 | He 's a sharp operator , adept at playing the angles , continually bouncing gags off the course of a meandering conversation which takes in flotation tanks ( ’ They told me they wanted to recreate the conditions of the womb , but that 's all I need : some jerk in a white coat stabbing me with an ice-pick for half an hour ’ ) : Panama ( ’ Most American casualties over there were self-inflicted , but that 's because we have a lot of Hispanics in the armed services and some guys get confused ; some Hispanics in the armed services and some guys get confused ; some Hispanics shot themselves , they 're that loyal ’ ) ; even , somehow , the British motorway system ( ’ Driving up the M1 ! |
| 4 | The only reason she had decided to put herself through all this with him was because she had a point to prove — a professional point . |
| 5 | I was indignant when one of her friends told me my mother had believed my Methodist conviction was because I had a crush on the minister . |