Example sentences of "because [pers pn] [vb past] [pron] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't know bloody well like me , because I told her off one day , told her where to bloody go to . |
| 2 | He drank my drink because I said something about all the money he was always flashing around and then he made a dirty crack about … |
| 3 | I think it 'll be a good one because I got it from one of our clients . |
| 4 | Last summer I really lived it up because I treated myself to some peaches . |
| 5 | I had chosen these subjects specifically because I knew nothing about any of the four disciplines and because , having studied foreign languages at A Level , it seemed natural to develop my linguistic skills . |
| 6 | However , because I knew her at close quarters only during her maiden years and have not seen her once since she went to the West Country to become ‘ Mrs Benn ’ , you will perhaps excuse my impropriety in referring to her as I knew her , and in my mind have continued to call her throughout these years . |
| 7 | ‘ I said pregnancies , because I lost one at four months and another at six months . |
| 8 | I think she 's a bit upset , I think she thinks I 'm better , I 'm better than her because I beat her in that , and I think she 's , a bit of shock for her . |
| 9 | TWICE IN MY LIFE I have consciously avoided meeting someone , because I held them in such awe . |
| 10 | Because you produced it on loose pages I could exhibit it month by month as you organised it . |
| 11 | Wickham refilled her glass , telling her to cheer up because he had nothing like enough evidence to lock up Tavett . |
| 12 | Ross Aldridge , the ‘ newcomer ’ policeman , must have been pretty well-briefed by his predecessor , because he restricted himself to friendly off-the-record warnings when the practice occasionally became too obvious . |
| 13 | I mention this because it brought me into favoured touch with the Commanding Officer for Wales , and through him I was able to gain admittance for Richard to Exeter College , Oxford , for six months prior to his joining the Royal Air Force , a privilege granted to very few cadets . |
| 14 | Above left The wallpaper frieze in the sitting room came from America and was fearfully expensive , but Angela could n't resist it because it reminded her of two pictures in her bedroom , of fruit and flowers painted on black velvet . |
| 15 | Strange because it reminded him of other bedroom partings : sheets tangled , sweat cooling , confusion and self-reproach keeping glances at bay . |
| 16 | The frame around them is extremely heavy , but I chose it because it reminded me of some of the heavier framed Victorian pictures that have a botanical feel . |