Example sentences of "because [pers pn] [vb past] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It was n't because I saw some guy and said , ‘ Hey , he gets a lot of girls , ’ or I saw some guy and said , ‘ Man , I want to be that guy , ’ because there 's no-one on earth I want to be . |
| 2 | I set off again , maintaining for some reason — perhaps because I expected further farm creatures to wander across my path — my slow speed of before . |
| 3 | Sadly much of the animosity generated about Cochrane and Bennett originated from within No 5 Group and a great deal I was able to counter before it reached tap-room levels , I never felt I was running with the fox because I had great feeling and admiration for both these Olympian " gores , in fact , Cochrane invited me to move to No 5 Group with him when he left No 3 Group , but I declined as I was in mid-tour . |
| 4 | Mum was getting very panicky at 8.30 am because I had one sock on , a jumper round the wrong way and my shirt collar in a mess . |
| 5 | But what er , I said , told Pete because I had another call when you were at lunch I think and erm he said he 'd heard rumours that we were looking for somebody . |
| 6 | When I was very young — about 5 years old — I wanted to be a pilot because I had this girlfriend who was going to be a stewardess . |
| 7 | But I chose to do the instrumental album , even though it was a lot smaller scale , because I had more control . |
| 8 | It 's not because I had Christian parents , it 's not because I 'd some advantage over you , or you had some advantage over me , it is all of God 's graciousness , it is all of God 's giving ! |
| 9 | ‘ I felt nervous in the second half , because I knew one mistake could cost the game . |
| 10 | I got muddled because I thought that teacher , it 's just a psychology . |
| 11 | it 's my go because I took this card . |
| 12 | ‘ My position was one of timid and humble listener … ’ said the Spanish painter Remedios Varo , speaking for many of her Surrealist sisters , ‘ I was together with them because I felt certain affinity ’ . |
| 13 | ‘ Simply because I felt some responsibility for you in Bruges , ’ Luke replied evenly . |
| 14 | Yeah well I was only in Gwindy for three years , then I went to Lewis Girls because I lived this end of I had to go to I loved Gwindy school . |
| 15 | ‘ I 've sold out , lock , stock , and barrel — particularly barrel — because I hated that pub , ’ he explained . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm here because I wanted this job . ’ |
| 17 | I came to Taipei because I wanted this job , not to be with Florian Jones . |
| 18 | And one was allowed ten minutes anyways because you had that type of job . |
| 19 | ‘ I suppose it was because you had such respect for him that you felt you could leave him in charge of the boarders tonight ? ’ |
| 20 | Heavenly Father , thank you that as I come to you with my concerns about the conflicts in my life I come to a God who understands my humanity completely because you shared this experience fully in the life of your Son . |
| 21 | Although I wanted to go down the pit because you got more money you see . |
| 22 | I remember you telling me that you were really proud of ‘ Rust Of Peace ’ because you played one rhythm track to Dave 's two on every track , and he is one of the best players of his ilk in he world . |
| 23 | I came here because you wanted some PR done . |
| 24 | Alice , with a thousand terrible things to say about her father , kept them back , because she loved Jim , loved his helplessness , his vulnerability , and her own part in alleviating these wounds ; because she knew this man , or boy he was twenty-two — was really sweet , had a sweet gentle warmth in him ; and she knew that a spell of happiness , of success , would transform him . |
| 25 | Because she spent endless time and money searching for her father , for the man on her birth certificate who did n't exist ! |
| 26 | Bubbly Julie , 45 , was awarded the Wales Tourist Board 's ‘ Welcome Host ’ title because she offered super service with a smile at her hotel . |
| 27 | Now the sides of the hold and the , the chains used go down , they did n't have wires they had chains go down and with a big ring on the top and then when you 'd the door out , knock the pin out and the door would drop down the mud and cos the ship would come up because she got two side tanks on er a tank each side to bring the ship out of the water . |
| 28 | Well it wo n't bounce because she got that money saved th , she got that money for her loan . |
| 29 | A Yorkshire pay clerk 's widow was able to play a ‘ big part ’ in her granddaughters ' upbringing because she lived next door across a common yard and could be ‘ always there ’ , in and out of the house . |
| 30 | She knew it was right to go to London University because she hoped one day to teach in Africa , and they had a special course in education in relation to tropical areas . |