Example sentences of "because [pers pn] have [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had told myself that heat was cleansing , because I had grown fearful of water . |
| 2 | However , one day I my colleague attacked me for imposing my ‘ middle-class values ’ on the children because I had emphasized polite speech and decent manners in my sessions . |
| 3 | The time was right for me to leave , because I had become stale . |
| 4 | No we did n't because I had bought various things , I like antiques so does my husband , I 'd bought various things while he was away in this erm , the card table and er , I had a new place of stuff , er but since we 've been , but we had odd chairs did n't we ? |
| 5 | ‘ I was definitely not in my best shape because I had had major surgery in May for an ovarian cyst . |
| 6 | I know how you feel because I 've seen other girls go through it . |
| 7 | because I 've known civil servants who 've been er members of my organization , I belong to the Socialist Party of Great Britain , the only socialist party in this country . |
| 8 | ‘ Because I 've got dark hair , Mr Gooseneck ? ’ |
| 9 | ‘ No , because I 've got involved in sorting out this live album . |
| 10 | ‘ Oh , she 's angry because I never do anything useful , and because I 've got red hair , ’ I said . |
| 11 | Russell ( 4.1 ) : Brown , because I 've got brown . |
| 12 | Well I have n't really because I 've got double glazing . |
| 13 | because I 'd had medical Yeah it was cos I 'd had all these operations . |
| 14 | I understand the concerns that people will have about the forthcoming changes , not least because I have seen similar exercises in IBM . |
| 15 | ‘ Due to my teaching and training commitments and because I have become involved in the development of Medau in new areas of the country , I have decided to relinquish my position as Honorary Treasurer as from 1st January , 1980 . |
| 16 | I 'm the general manager , your husband employed me , and because I have had enormous experience in running hotels , I would appreciate it if you would leave me to get on with my job . ’ |
| 17 | I only ask because I have had educational advantages , courtesy both of Cambridge and the fresh , clean-limbed members of Her Majesty 's prison service , that may have been denied to readers who , while possessed of many excellent and succulently moist personal characteristics are , perforce , less verbally erudite than moi . |
| 18 | Nao Naomi realizes there 's no point talking about it now , the dye has been cast the decision has been made , the commitment has been entered into , whatever the cost she was going gods way , there was nothing more to be said about it we find that a de a decision made before god and we all make those decisions , means nothing at all unless were determined to carry it through , whatever the cost may be , three women here make their decisions before god , they make their choices , Naomi she chooses to return to Judah once again and enjoy the inheritance god has given her , Auper she chooses to return to her own country and her own god , as far as were concerned that 's the end of the story , but Ruth she chooses , she expresses her faith in the one true god , she turns her back on the old ways and decides to follow gods way , no matter what the cost , she would of said with Joshua , but as for me and my husband were gon na serve god , whatever the cost , I du n no what 'll be and she did n't know what she was letting herself in for , and the , I counted it , although I do n't know what it is , I counted that cost , I 'm willing to pay it and Jesus said that that is the acid test of disciples , said to count the cost and weigh it up and Ruth had done that , then to make their decision and because if we make a decision without counting the cost , without weighing it all up , like Auper you 'll go back , it wo n't last , there is that choice for every one of us day by day , who will we serve , not to be like Joshua , its for us , never for any body else , I will serve the lord because and this is the reason for it , not because you 've done nice things for me , I will be your saviour because he is god , that 's the reason for our serving god , not because he blesses us because he blesses people who do n't serve him , blessing is not exclusive to gods people , blessing , god blesses across the board , god is generous he 's gracious , he causes the rain and the sun to shine on the just and on the unjust , blessing is not the ground for serving god , but because he is god that 's sufficient reason for our committing ourselves to him . |
| 19 | It is hardest for your year because you 've known other people to have erm |
| 20 | They 're getting them because you 've got old drug addicts going to the doctors getting prescribed drugs that is nay there . |
| 21 | The final list — the Outer Face — is a little more difficult to compile because you have to ask other people to be honest with you . |
| 22 | Being directly overhead , the field is one of the worst positions from which to extricate yourself because you have to fly blind , away from the field , for quite a long time to get out to the side for a reasonable base leg . |
| 23 | A smooth skin also tans more evenly because you have removed dead skin cells . |
| 24 | Your overall objective should be to ensure that a deal that at first sight looks attractive is not , in the long run , undermined because you have to expend significant additional sums in order to maintain a reasonable life-style abroad and fulfil your duties adequately . |
| 25 | Do not think , though , that simply because you have inserted cohesive devices the logical or rhetorical relationships of your essay are therefore adequately constructed . |
| 26 | It was er at that stage in her life her two eldest children returned home , her daughter because she 'd fallen pregnant and her son because his marriage had unfortunately broken down . |
| 27 | The casting was still incongruous but , because she had gained enormous confidence , she began to look better , held herself tautly , lightly , and , by the Saturday matinee , gave a convincing performance of an eighteen-year-old girl . |
| 28 | If she had had any sense she would still be in London , planning her next social function with her friends , instead of slinking off to the south of France because she had felt claustrophobic , because she needed to formulate a way of telling her fiancé that their engagement was off . |
| 29 | I think it 's because she 's got good legs . |
| 30 | She also harbours acting ambitions , although she admits that it 's probably because she has got used to ‘ getting attention ’ . |