Example sentences of "because i have a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I was gutted because I had a superb time at Chelsea . |
| 2 | ‘ 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 . |
| 3 | 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 ) . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | ‘ 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | I 've always done it because I have a good time doing it . |
| 9 | is n't necessary for me to do my job , but because I have a personal interest . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | I do n't want to do that because I have a young family and I like living in Hoylake . ’ |
| 12 | The boys at school used to make fun of me because I have a crooked spine . |
| 13 | Though I suppose I was chosen because I have a better understanding of what they are about than your average pen-pusher . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I come across as being intolerant because I have a different sense of what is important these days . |
| 15 | This is probably because I have a romantic disposition . |
| 16 | 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 . |