Example sentences of "because [pron] be a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having settled the matter , Charity became quite friendly and urged Clarissa kindly to cheer up and not look so gloomy because there was a good time coming . |
| 2 | The er secretary went because he was a full time official . |
| 3 | Because it 's a long time since I felt like this , as good as I do now . |
| 4 | Erm I mean he it sort of went through our staff inspector wise and er Paul was sort of chatting , and he was n't being unkind he said yes , they 'll be dinosaurs because it 's a long time since you 've had er any training like that . |
| 5 | Ma maybe twenty nine , even thirty , depending , but if it er , mind you I do n't know , because it 's a long time since I had a look at 'em . |
| 6 | The coffin was carried on a horse-drawn cart because it was a long time before a motor hearse became available . |
| 7 | They sat together , in the small-sized chairs brought up by Balor , and ate their breakfasts and told one another was n't this the finest meal ever and would they all look at the roasting oxen , because it was a long time , well it was years , really , since any of them had seen such a sight . |
| 8 | Maybe it was because it was a first time and she was n't going to be a good mother , like some humans . |