Example sentences of "[noun prp] because [pers pn] have been " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I only stepped in at Royalbion because you 'd been knocked out . |
| 2 | I knew I 'd overdone the garlic in the Rogan Josh because I 'd been trying to impress Zaria . |
| 3 | Well I remember feeling quite niffed because Matt was really off on Friday because he 'd been up so late |
| 4 | The argument raged for days , then Richard suddenly declared that he would not marry Alys because she had been his father 's mistress and had borne him a son . |
| 5 | Forestry interests and landowners in Scotland had been lobbying the Scottish Office to draw the teeth of the NCC because it had been too successful in defending the uplands from conifers . |
| 6 | It had referred to Mr Donovan because he had been targeted as the first victim of the campaign in Britain . |
| 7 | It had referred to Mr Donovan because he had been targeted as the first victim of the campaign in Britain . |
| 8 | ‘ I tried to make the story as individual and as real as I can , and if possible to approach without any preconceptions , which is hard with Swan Lake because I have been associated with the ballet for 14 years . |
| 9 | Spurs chief executive Terry Venables said : ‘ I 'm thrilled for Gordon because he has been suffering with this ‘ cheat ’ slur hanging over him . |
| 10 | ‘ There are stars I have simply not brought to Highbury because they have been more concerned with the money they could make rather than what they could achieve for Arsenal . ’ |
| 11 | They had had a farewell drink together , two women who had worked well together without ever abandoning their professional personae , Maria because she had been afraid of inadvertently giving away something that might alert Cavell 's suspicions where Luke was concerned . |
| 12 | Killer Clare was looking after Cathy because she had been employed by a home care agency which had n't checked her references — though she was wanted for arson . |
| 13 | Further questioning revealed that he was only able to sell the artefacts in Gibraltar because they had been found illegally on a site in Spain . |
| 14 | Arsenal supporters travelled from London because they had been unable to get tickets from Highbury . |
| 15 | Suspension cost Ince an England cap in the humiliating defeat by Norway in June because he had been booked previously against the same opponents and also against Poland . |