Example sentences of "because [pers pn] [verb] [verb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I prefer playing at centre half because I like to attack the ball in the air and I 'm in the thick of it more in the middle . ’
2 Eubank admitted : ‘ From what I can make out , this will be a good fight — unfortunately for me , because I like to get the job over and done with and go home with the minimum of fuss . ’
3 Girl 's do n't ‘ do ’ the season any more ; it 's not like it was in the past , ’ said Sophia Burrell , 17 , who confessed to having missed most of the grooming session laid on by Lucie Clayton School of Modelling , ‘ because I had to do a law course ’ .
4 But then the weather changed and although things were given and flowering it was cold and windy and it seemed strange there should be all that blossom , wrong like , as if it had made a mistake and popped up at the wrong time — that was because I had felt the warmth of those few nice days .
5 And that 's one of the reasons I ended up I ended up in in Brothers because I had missed the chance to go into work with the Bank you see .
6 Erm , well my particular case was cut and dry , no medical miracles , as I say , could help me because I had lost a baby at six months during the labour and erm in order to save to my life I had a hysterectomy so there was no possibility of I V F , etcetera , etcetera .
7 I said I would , but I would n't see him for a couple of days because I had to take a train .
8 I came back to London before the actual signing of the agreement because I had to attend an Arts Council meeting .
9 and partly because I had to have an operation which meant that it would n't be easy for me to live in the flats any longer .
10 I moved there because I had to find a way to support myself . ’
11 I came up to London last night by the last train because I had to face a Monday morning of solid Cabinet Committees .
12 I 've no difficulty in seeing why he 's concerned er because I 've seen the figures and examine the situation in in great detail .
13 Everybody makes a big deal out of it now , because I 've done a couple of albums and you do all these guest sessions and stuff and it 's like ‘ Wow , he plays bass .
14 And it 's even better because I 've outwitted the TEAM , and there should be something good on tele tonight , and I wonder what there is to eat .
15 I obviously love to see Leeds win , and just because I 've predicted a draw , that does not mean I do not think Leeds are capable of winning .
16 Because I 've read the book too .
17 In fact , I know there are , because I 've had a look at your most amusing , and relevant article .
18 Because I 've had a look through all the books that there was and er there 's never more than what .
19 Now , perhaps because I 've had a baby , friends talk to me about sex , or about their relationships with their boyfriends , where before they would n't .
20 Erm that one 's a bit of an odd question to be honest with you because I 'm finding because I 've had an exam in this , that this is the hardest .
21 No , because I 've put the chair over it .
22 I mean — um — I 'm phoning to let you know , because I 've finished the plans and I did n't know whether to send them or — ’
23 Try to get it before Christmas , because I 've got a bit of time off then , and I 'll help you settle in . ’
24 No because our training is such that there is n't the officers just would not come into that bedroom at all because there is a threat in there and I 'm dealing with that threat and unless I specifically call for another officer to come and give me a hand there is no need to come in and in fact if anybody had 've done they 'd have been told to get out because I 've got a problem there and that 's my problem .
25 Right , as soon as we 've done this then we 'll have to go and have a , you can have a bath and mummy can have a shower because I 've got a lady coming to see me about a job .
26 no , he comes with Nigel who 's that your with ? , hello , alright ? , well no because I 've got a back ache , oh how was your day ? , well the Skipton Building Society are a pain in the arse are you not going to say a bloody word for the rest of the evening , he 's gon na sit with his hand on his neck and I shall shoot him
27 but because I 've got a committee
28 I 'm going to bed early because I 've got a headache .
29 I fancy er , you know because I 've got a power mower
30 on a train , because I 've got a governor 's meeting that day and , and I ca n't avoid not being at that governor 's meeting because I 'm a chairman
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