Example sentences of "because [pron] [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I felt ashamed because I was enjoying this sensation . |
| 2 | Erm , I would be happy , I mean , I purposely , I put some lines in just because I was thinking that way at the time , but I 'd be very happy if other people would scribble it out , change it , throw it back at me , you know , I would like to see I suppose , just to see if we can erm , if that , because , because I have to say that although you know part of reading 's letter , erm , I feel it 's , it , it feels destructive and it feels very critical . |
| 3 | I think that because I was wearing dark clothes and not giggling , he saw me as a challenge . |
| 4 | I was lucky , I could afford to do it because I was working full time as a youth training officer . |
| 5 | But I heard only this morning the story of an Arab girl whose parents have had to remove her from school because she was receiving threatening messages . |
| 6 | In fact she did n't demand anything , apart from a dressing-room on the ground floor because she was having great difficulty with her back at the time , and being in pain , was using a wheelchair most of the time . |
| 7 | ‘ I though it must have been because they were accusing each other of sleeping with each other 's husbands , ’ said McLean . |
| 8 | ‘ We were n't in helicopters ourselves — that was just Steve 's band and Eric 's band , because they were going straight back to Chicago . |
| 9 | Both babies would smile stickily when they saw me over the edge of the cot , which was gratifying in a way , but I knew it was only because they were programmed that way , like public relations men . |
| 10 | When Paul ( or the writer ) in I Timothy 2 tails about women not teaching men he makes this an absolute because he was reflecting Jewish society at the time . |
| 11 | Harrods , which last year refused entry to Jason Donovan , the singer , because he was wearing torn denims , said the guidelines were part of a programme to keep staff up to date with the latest styles . |
| 12 | and Scott 's a bit more sensitive like , you know , because he was crying last time , Laura said he was nearly crying over it |
| 13 | cos he he thought he was a mechanic because he was doing that sort of work . |
| 14 | On hearing that Mills was headed for the Middle East , Suit had suggested he should look Coleman up in Cyprus because he was doing some research there and had a lot of good contacts . |
| 15 | Top public sector earners such as judges , senior officials and forces top brass will get a 2.9 per cent rise but only because it was negotiated last year as part of a phased increase for 1992 . |
| 16 | No they , they did n't because the that 's right because it was cancelled last year it was the year before she did . |