Example sentences of "because [pers pn] [verb] a good [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because I meant a good deal , as a matter of fact . |
| 2 | Well , I do play some , but I 'm not like ‘ the solo guy ’ because I think a good song is much harder to come by than a good solo . |
| 3 | ‘ Just because I do a good job for her business does not mean that I wish to sleep with her . ’ |
| 4 | I have already been given several different figures , and was told by one person I could have 50 × 12″ fish because I have a good filter . |
| 5 | I 've always done it because I have a good time doing it . |
| 6 | Though I suppose I was chosen because I have a better understanding of what they are about than your average pen-pusher . ’ |
| 7 | yeah , right okay then , we shall go , I hope the weather keeps up because I want a good week next week , we 're gon na work out where we 're gon na go for a couple of days are n't we ? |
| 8 | you always went to a proper butcher then , you did n't go to the supermarket because you had a good butcher that you used to go |
| 9 | I said they would be noticed because you got a better response from people who put you in small groups feel there is less pressure on them . |
| 10 | The doctor had helped assess the problem because she had a good relationship with her patient and had documented all her injuries . |
| 11 | I know your ego finds that hard to believe , but just because we had a good time together for a couple of days does not necessarily mean that I 'm yours to play with whenever you feel like it ! ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Because we have a good house already , with the new beds and windows . |
| 13 | I know that my right hon. Friend and the Downing street team , the socialists with their council contracts , and the Liberal Democrats because they know a good bandwagon when they see one — and they must have seen one , because not a single Liberal Democrat is present — all claim to have sired the citizens charter concept . |
| 14 | Well because they had a better goal average in all the other games . |
| 15 | Some join the Sealed Knot to ensure that history is not forgotten … others because they enjoy a good bundle . |
| 16 | If people buy Volvos because they think a better car will plug the hole in the ozone layer , they will buy nuclear power on the same principle . |
| 17 | and that 's a bargain , and se you know these reps would come round selling this that and the other and if , you could only see samples after , would n't touch it with a barge pole like you know , yeah I 'll have that , that 's all but that 's because he had a good grounding |
| 18 | It became clear to me at Blackpool that there was considerable support for Alec , partly because he made a good speech on foreign policy , partly because he took the chair at my meeting in his capacity as President of the National Union , and partly because of lobbying by back-benchers who saw him as the best compromise candidate . |
| 19 | Because it goes a good deal wider , I will not myself be supporting it . |
| 20 | While there was , at least for Monnet and Schuman , an altruistic motive behind the scheme , it is clear that France found the idea attractive because it offered a better way than the International Ruhr Authority of binding the new West Germany to external control while it was still relatively weak . |
| 21 | Dr Hugh Rushton , Research Director for the Philip Kingsley Trichology Clinic , believes that hormone replacement therapy ( HRT ) is very effective in restoring condition to hair because it maintains a better balance of hormones , particularly oestrogen . |
| 22 | The trouble is , once one article said it , then other articles copied it because it made a good story . |
| 23 | We would be inclined to use the first , because it gives a better sense of the feel of the anthology ; but this is a fairly arbitrary decision , where rule-books do not help . |
| 24 | They say that 20 per cent of American motorists who can run cars on unleaded petrol are switching back to lead because it gives a better performance . |
| 25 | ‘ Because it makes a good story , something to talk about in the pubs . ’ |
| 26 | Fundholding poses ethical problems , either because it secures a better service for the patients of a fundholding practice over those whose doctors happen not to hold a fund , or because it does not . |