Example sentences of "because [pers pn] have [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | The mess of my life , the selfishnesses and false turnings and the treacheries , all these things could fall into place , they could become a source of construction rather than a source of chaos , and precisely because I had no other choice . |
2 | ‘ I was gutted because I had a superb time at Chelsea . |
3 | ‘ I was going as carefully as I could because I had a 25-second cushion over Berger so I was able to slow down a bit and the pain eased . |
4 | I knew all about it in theory because I had a young Bhabi and she used to tell her friends about her experiences and I used to overhear ( laughs ) . |
5 | If a pollster had approached me in the run-up to the election , I would have said I was voting Lib-Dem , because I had a sincere intention of doing so . |
6 | It 's a shame he ca n't play against his old county , but I 'm looking forward to it because I had a happy season with them last year . |
7 | ‘ I wo n't be fining him because I had a clear view of what happened and understand what he did and why he did it , ’ said manager Kevin Keegan . |
8 | Because I had the definite impression that this was the area he was working in . ’ |
9 | Yeah it made me feel better actually because I had the same impression as you . |
10 | ‘ I got hassle all the way through school because I had the wrong haircut and would n't wear uniform and I was just annoying and disruptive . |
11 | It would n't have mattered if he had turned out to be a Celtic supporter at that decisive moment because I had the Celtic team on my tongue all ready to trot out , starting with Kennaway , Cook , McGonigle . |
12 | I have already been given several different figures , and was told by one person I could have 50 × 12″ fish because I have a good filter . |
13 | I 've always done it because I have a good time doing it . |
14 | is n't necessary for me to do my job , but because I have a personal interest . |
15 | She must have had a posting , or else obtained her demob while I was still at Binbrook , because I have a distinct memory of Sheila hammering nails into this crate before despatching it to her new destination , and scornfully refusing all help from J. , who was standing by with the hammer and nails . |
16 | I do n't want to do that because I have a young family and I like living in Hoylake . ’ |
17 | The boys at school used to make fun of me because I have a crooked spine . |
18 | Though I suppose I was chosen because I have a better understanding of what they are about than your average pen-pusher . ’ |
19 | ‘ I come across as being intolerant because I have a different sense of what is important these days . |
20 | This is probably because I have a romantic disposition . |
21 | Erm but you see , I mean I can only erm believe what she says because I have no other proof . |
22 | On North went : ‘ I 'm really worried because I have the only copy and it 's in my safe , and I could cross the street tomorrow and get run over by a truck and so no-one would ever know . |
23 | ‘ In that case I suggest we stick to it , because I have the strong feeling that if we start digging up what happened five years ago we will start arguing , and that wo n't help anybody . ’ |
24 | I should like to intervene only for a moment because I have an important constituency interest in that Gatwick , a major inter-national airport , is within my constituency . |
25 | you always went to a proper butcher then , you did n't go to the supermarket because you had a good butcher that you used to go |
26 | And if you could go back , would you stay in Beirut just because you had a nice home there ? ’ |
27 | I said because you had a different coat on today did n't you ? |
28 | Just because you had the good fortune to pay nothing for your very expensive university education does little to justify a system of higher education which , at the same time , excluded 85 per cent of your age group from the privileged position you evidently enjoyed . |
29 | If you 've been given a voucher because you have a low income , the value of your voucher may be reduced . |
30 | How to claim help because you have a low income |