Example sentences of "because [pers pn] [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I 've looked after myself but I 've worked hard as well because I like a certain lifestyle and it costs a fair amount to sustain . |
| 2 | I am , I am told , a post-feminist merely because I prefer a constructive approach to the achievement of equality rather than one that is essentially negative . |
| 3 | ‘ I was gutted because I had a superb time at Chelsea . |
| 4 | ‘ I was going as carefully as I could because I had a 25-second cushion over Berger so I was able to slow down a bit and the pain eased . |
| 5 | I knew all about it in theory because I had a young Bhabi and she used to tell her friends about her experiences and I used to overhear ( laughs ) . |
| 6 | If a pollster had approached me in the run-up to the election , I would have said I was voting Lib-Dem , because I had a sincere intention of doing so . |
| 7 | It 's a shame he ca n't play against his old county , but I 'm looking forward to it because I had a happy season with them last year . |
| 8 | ‘ I wo n't be fining him because I had a clear view of what happened and understand what he did and why he did it , ’ said manager Kevin Keegan . |
| 9 | This time , it was a bit more serious because I got a registered letter . |
| 10 | Because I know a great deal about you and about your past . |
| 11 | So what I propose to do this morning , is to talk erm , based on the notes from the hand-book about Anthems of the Nation , but to spend probably more time , talking about the French National Anthem , than about any others , because I know a little bit about it , and I have discovered even more . |
| 12 | Because I meant a good deal , as a matter of fact . |
| 13 | I much prefer to find my own swims , not because I think I can find better swims than anyone else , but because I get a great deal of satisfaction from being able to study a piece of water , select a swim as a likely chub haunt , and then find that I am right . |
| 14 | ‘ Because I thought a little honesty was needed . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I was always looking to join a foreign company because I speak a little bit of English and wanted to practise it . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | ‘ Just because I do a good job for her business does not mean that I wish to sleep with her . ’ |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | I 've always done it because I have a good time doing it . |
| 20 | is n't necessary for me to do my job , but because I have a personal interest . |
| 21 | She must have had a posting , or else obtained her demob while I was still at Binbrook , because I have a distinct memory of Sheila hammering nails into this crate before despatching it to her new destination , and scornfully refusing all help from J. , who was standing by with the hammer and nails . |
| 22 | I do n't want to do that because I have a young family and I like living in Hoylake . ’ |
| 23 | The boys at school used to make fun of me because I have a crooked spine . |
| 24 | Though I suppose I was chosen because I have a better understanding of what they are about than your average pen-pusher . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I come across as being intolerant because I have a different sense of what is important these days . |
| 26 | This is probably because I have a romantic disposition . |
| 27 | In addition , I have put the matter on the agenda for the Ministers of the Interior of our partners in Europe , because I want a European standard with tighter security applying to all cars made in Europe and sold in this country . |
| 28 | 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 ? |
| 29 | Time is at a premium because I want a full launch in time for next spring , and I prefer to use an agency which knows its market intimately . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I had repeated arguments with my coach Harold Howcroft , because I preferred a straight arm recovery , but that suited my style better than the alternative . |