Example sentences of "because [pers pn] have [be] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I explained that I had not entered at the right time because I had been a hostage in Iraq . |
| 2 | So he called me up and asked me if I wanted to play it , which was incredibly flattering because I 'd been a fan of his for such a long time . |
| 3 | ‘ Because you 've been a part of it from the start . ’ |
| 4 | Mr Jones said the NSA was fortunate in having Mr John Gittins and his family as hosts because they had been a pioneer of land improvement , while recognising the importance of conservation , and had been at the forefront in developing new commercial crossbred sheep which have proved a boon for Welsh farmers and their market awareness . |
| 5 | There are , however , some patients who , though not in an acutely disturbed state , will need extra security for a period because they have been a risk to the public at some time in the recent past or are considered to require special containment while assessment continues in conditions of moderate security . |
| 6 | I contacted him because he had been a friend of the novelist and playwright , Patrick Hamilton , about whom I am writing a book . |
| 7 | By pre-arrangement the debate was limited to foreign and defence matters , which Mr Ford considered his strong suit because he had been a congressman and a vice-president while his opponent , Jimmy Carter , had been a mere governor of Georgia and a peanut farmer . |
| 8 | Now that the Colonello had been taken away , the only Italian from the camp who remained was one of the two interpreters , Capitano Camino , who had an excellent command of English because he had been a businessman in England before the war . |
| 9 | Because he 'd been a graduate entrant , accelerated promotion had been guaranteed . |
| 10 | ‘ Because he 'd been a novice monk himself once , in Ireland , before he went to Oxford . |
| 11 | Should Kernaghan be ruled out of the final seven matches it will be a blow , because he has been a tower of strength and a model of consistency . |
| 12 | And Armistice Day is the best and brightest memory of all because it had been a war to end all wars and no one would ever allow such a thing to happen again … |
| 13 | And I 'm intending to , to hold a few more assemblies as well to sort of get interest going again because it 's been a while since we did an assembly on it , so if we do another one , that usually gets it going again does n't it ? |