Example sentences of "because [pron] [vb past] [pers pn] was [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Then he said , ‘ If I was to advertise this job how likely would you be to apply for it ? ’ , and suddenly the hairs prickled on the back of my neck , because I knew he was serious . |
2 | Because I thought she was peculiar . ’ |
3 | ’ My first reaction was shock because I thought he was dead . |
4 | ‘ I stopped when a police car pulled up because I thought it was stupid to go on running . ’ |
5 | ‘ My first priority was to sign an organising scrum-half because I felt it was one of Widnes ’ weak-nesses , ’ revealed Larder . |
6 | You teased me because you thought I was ignorant , and you were right . |
7 | And it turned out to be simply because she knew she was pregnant ; a mechanical trick she was turning on him . |
8 | Clarissa did n't want to make too much fun of him because she knew he was serious , so she picked up her glass , filled by the waiter from the fresh bottle . |
9 | ‘ Nine o'clock sharp , ’ she agreed through her teeth , and as she turned her head their eyes locked and she felt afraid , very afraid , because she knew he was stronger . |
10 | She sat and stared along the Edge , down into the dale , not bothering to strain her ears and listen to the radio , because she knew it was pointless . |
11 | She did not use contraception because she believed she was infertile . |
12 | They did n't talk about it , not to outsiders , not to Gillian because she said it was all stupid and Jamie had probably been scared out of his wits only no one guessed it . |
13 | She laughed at the very thought of it because she doubted it was possible because her conception of God was too small . |
14 | Not because we thought it was great but because it was just so infectious . |
15 | Nobody liked her and , well , we used to play on her because we knew she was soft . |
16 | Maybe it was because they thought it was dangerous to stand out in any way from the crowd , in case fate was tempted to drop a crate on their heads . |
17 | Another funny story , also off the record is that that lay in a drawer for two years because they thought it was controversial , they thought it was which I find hilarious . |
18 | The leaflet angered parents , staff and governors because they said it was full of misleading statements and the individuals who produced it had not identified themselves . |
19 | The tension was eased and they both laughed because they knew it was impossible , her getting tipsy and aggressive and him getting turned on by it . |
20 | They do n't tell you why they refuse you , but I think it was because they knew I was Black from my name . |
21 | Austin Donnellan went on trial at his own insistence because he said he was unhappy with the way the disciplinary committee at London University 's King 's College was dealing with the case . |
22 | Gloria said he only went along with her because of the housing shortages , because he knew he was lucky to have a room at all , even if it was only half a room at Mrs Parvis 's . |
23 | He believed she did not love him because he was like his father but he could not blame her for this because he knew he was unlovable . |
24 | It was something which Morton itched to do — perhaps only because he knew it was impossible . |
25 | ‘ Because he knew it was important to me . |
26 | Prehistoric man chose to live here because he knew it was unique , endowed with everything he could ever need to survive and thrive . ’ |
27 | I really thought I was not only his girlfriend but someone that he really trusted because he knew I was energetic and dynamic and could get things done . ’ |
28 | He said this , not because he thought it was likely she would tire herself , but because he was aware of a certain lack of sympathy in his own nature and tried , conscientiously , to redress it by saying the things other people said . |
29 | Thinking that he wanted to watch it because he thought it was funny , Bob made a few humorous remarks at the expense of the characters on the screen . |