Example sentences of "[adv] because you [verb] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You let them in to have a laugh at them or you let them in because you want to listen to what they 're saying . |
| 2 | ‘ It is only because you want to pry , to discover who writes to me , that you come out in this way every morning . |
| 3 | Thank you very much , er I ca n't carry along because you want to stop me , but if I were capable of telling , I 'd say my attitude is still the same as it was before . |
| 4 | Erm , the trouble is , if you do n't know the vocabulary it 's very hard to dictate and write down because you have to keep stopping and asking them to spell things . |
| 5 | And all because you wanted to lay your hands on seventy acres of his land . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Did you ring to say something important or just because you wanted to check up how late your son got home ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm not telling lies for you just because you want to go to the coffee bar , ’ Sally objected . |
| 8 | ‘ You 're about as grown up as … as Just William , with all this leering , these smutty innuendoes , just because you happened to see me with no clothes on ! ’ |
| 9 | ‘ It 's all right , Shannon , you wo n't burn in hell just because you dare to say the words . ’ |
| 10 | I mean there 's no reason why you should n't take longer if you 're intending to take longer because you want to enjoy the , the view . |
| 11 | Sometimes " of course " is added not because the information is obvious , but rather because you want to create the effect of being someone so deeply familiar with the material that this information is basic or obvious . |
| 12 | • If you wake early ( often because you need to pass urine ) , stay quietly in bed until the correct rising time after having emptied your bladder . |
| 13 | Buying a travel cot is n't as easy as you might expect , mainly because you have to think about exactly what you need from it beforehand — and how much you want to pay . |
| 14 | We do n't now go on the Saga holidays , simply because they er or solely because you need to go down to Gatwick to catch the planes and we 're not to doing that East Midlands or . |
| 15 | ‘ It was n't because you wanted to see me , then ? ’ |
| 16 | You will generally be awarded a sum in respect of your lost industrial rights , ie because you have to requalify for the right not to be unfairly dismissed . |
| 17 | Erm well because you have to go with your dad . |
| 18 | • If you wake during the night ( sometimes because you need to empty your bladder ) then return to bed and relax as soon as possible , Do not get up for a cup of tea or snack as this will give misleading information to your body clock . |