Example sentences of "because [pers pn] [be] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I suppose 't is because I am the elder and have a better knowledge of such things , ’ Anne replied in a superior tone . |
| 2 | However Andrew Newton said : ‘ If they call on expert evidence , they 'll call on me , because I am the expert . |
| 3 | ‘ Because I am the leader . |
| 4 | ‘ This one is very grand because I am the Ruler of this tree . |
| 5 | I ca n't say that I looked too far ahead , probably because I 'm the kind of person who lives for today . |
| 6 | Because I 'm the sample . |
| 7 | To think they have to be talking to me because I 'm the host of the party , so I 've got to go around and talk to everybody |
| 8 | For the first set of songs , I had more to do with that side mainly because I 'm the guitarist , and I sit down with the guitar for 3 or 4 hours every day , so there 's always a riff there . |
| 9 | And I thought , ‘ Well , because I 'm the star , of course . ’ |
| 10 | Or if you went into a D I Y shop , not me because I 'm the world 's worst D I Y person . |
| 11 | But the appalling Carl Douglas and Rubettes are just as potent salvagers of memory as Mike Oldfield and the Pink Floyd , because theirs was the music of harrowing , lust-ridden parties and halitotic discos ; theirs was the music which made up the soundtrack of the most exciting moments of our lives . |
| 12 | When I asked why they chose me , George said , because you are the President of the Oxford Drama Club/my bank manager/my oldest friend/the boss/have known us for twenty-five years/you are the tallest/you have the loudest voice/ , and Martha said , because you have known Annabelle since she was fourteen/a baby/a child/all her life/at school/at college/you tell the best jokes . |
| 13 | Which does n't sound a lot from , er such a rural county , erm , but I mean , you know , obviously erm that is quite a lot , in terms because you are the people that are having to pay for it . |
| 14 | well we get two votes because you 're the goodies . |
| 15 | Erm but again you have got to decide what it is you want out of your retirement because you 're the boss and it 's no good moaning when you 're into your retirement that it does n't suit you because you 've planned it , you 've made the decisions and therefore it 's up to you to alter whatever you do n't like . |
| 16 | ‘ Or is it because you 're the King and you must marry me ? ’ |
| 17 | Erm we , we have of course , we 've got a , we have a congress each year , which erm we , each Guild is allowed to send one delegate and so really , we always stress at the top level that erm you know , it 's you that run the Guild you ca n't blame head office , the Nat National Executive , because you 're the ones who send the people to the top , are n't you ? |
| 18 | I mean I 've got my own thoughts , I have to be careful here that you know I 've got to try and pull together what you think because at the end of the day it 's it 's very important that it reflects the way we work in school , not the way I perceive I we work in in school because you 're the people at the chalk first . |
| 19 | Because you 're the sort of person people tell their problems and secrets to , because you 're sympathetic and give them hope . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Because you 're the twit . ’ |
| 21 | This lady on my right , Katherine Powell , does all the hard work and committee reports , and I thought it only fair to bring her here today , because she 's the person that does the set fifty-threes , |
| 22 | Letting the woman have responsibility to decide what to do with herself should be allowed because she is the person who knows most about the situation she is in — many of the Catholic Church 's leaders are male and have not experienced the disturbing and difficult situations many women face . |
| 23 | I think that a possible abortion should be consulted with a Family Planning Officer and doctors before a decision is reached but it should be the woman 's final choice because she is the person responsible for herself and child . |
| 24 | Is it just because everyone else does , because she is the kind of person that people ask to parties , because her name inscribes itself by automatic writing on guest lists ? |
| 25 | ‘ There was no question of her getting preferential treatment because she is the Secretary of State 's mother . |
| 26 | ‘ Does n't the Prime Minister realise that she is the only person in this whole shameful episode that ca n't make the excuse that I was only obeying orders , because she was the person giving the orders — and the orders are tyrannical . ’ |
| 27 | Despite himself he had been touched by her fierce defence of him , and although he frequently entertained Mrs Darrell he only did so because she was the widow of his dead friend . |
| 28 | He had chosen this woman specifically because she was the sort she was — a simple type , immediately responsive to the baby , no outside involvements , so she was free to give her entire time to him , willing to do without time off while the baby was still on the breast , and not expecting the massive salary most women would want for a job like this . |
| 29 | I had a nasty feeling she 'd remember me because she was the sort of woman who would remember somebody offering to drink Newcastle Brown Ale out of her shoe on Degree Day . |
| 30 | It made her feel that he did n't mind everyone knowing she was his girlfriend , and he was really sweet to her in bed , told her she had lovely hair and said she must never , ever cut it , it was so beautiful , and then he began to talk about Therese , saying how cruel it was that he had carried the company all these years and now , just because she was the Direktor 's favourite — he snorted at this point and said he really did believe Therese must have been old Franz 's mistress years ago in Vienna — he was being treated like a pariah , no consideration , everyone being rude and unkind to him , Therese allowed to do just what she liked on the stage even though she 'd been no-one before she came to Hochhauser . |