Example sentences of "because he [verb] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the flinch was not because he had touched a tender spot on her neck . |
| 2 | What sort of a person did it make Alain when he would behave like that because he had suffered a frustrating evening . |
| 3 | I was sad to see him die , because he had become a good friend . |
| 4 | Mrs Monro had just admonished Syl , ‘ Do n't eat with your fingers ’ , because he had picked a roast potato straight from the vegetable dish and put it in his mouth . |
| 5 | Katherine was still vaguely annoyed because he had bought a second-hand book , and she also had the feeling that he was being evasive . |
| 6 | The subject of modern poetry coming up , which it might have been expected to do , D'Arcy put forward the view that the best of the younger poets was Louis MacNeice , because he had had a classical education . |
| 7 | You could get the odds because he 'd had a poor year until then by his standards . |
| 8 | Well not too early because he 'd had a hard day . |
| 9 | As it turned out , Mario was n't allowed to race at Monza because he 'd driven a dirt-track race within the previous twenty-four hours , and it was n't until Watkins Glen at the end of 1968 that he first drove in a FI race . |
| 10 | Now , the other thing is Phil because he 's got a new experience with it , struggled to find a question . |
| 11 | They did it because he 's got a vast audience they wanted those people to watch their awards on TV . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Because he 's got a red-hot fire in his belly , ’ Don Mini said . |
| 13 | So he said er I 've got ta buy erm Paul a new lock because he 's got a big padlock and |
| 14 | It is one of the most interesting books I have ever read … not because Rorty is claiming to have discovered the Truth but because he has written a fine description of our confusion and of our capacity to create our own selves . |
| 15 | The fans support him because he has had a raw deal . |
| 16 | When pointing out that someone keeps quiet because he wants to make a good impression , why not say so ? |
| 17 | And if Jesus was around today he would be going to the places that you and I would think twice about going to , not because he wanted to have a good time , but because he wanted to relate to the people who were there . |