Example sentences of "because it [verb] [pers pn] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Outdoor play is particularly important because it helps them develop in a whole variety of ways . |
| 2 | The superstar guitarist , still grieving over the loss of his son who fell from a Manhattan skyscraper , says : ‘ I do n't mind talking about it because it helps me get over what happened . |
| 3 | Because it helps you make a real and personal contribution to your child 's education . |
| 4 | I ENJOYED it most because it made me laugh so much . |
| 5 | It 's absolutely horrible but Malcolm would insist on taking you there because it made him feel part of some secret society . |
| 6 | He would have liked her home more , because it made him feel in control . |
| 7 | She had looked just the way the boy did , and Jean-Paul liked it because it made him feel … |
| 8 | And yet , says Renate Olins surprising positives may emerge : one initially devastated client in counselling began to reflect that her husband had started to play around because it made him feel a bigger man . |
| 9 | Victoria said , ‘ And why he asked me not to call him uncle in front of you because it made him sound old ! ’ |
| 10 | João had been out with Fernando for most of the previous night and looked pale and tired , but Maria Iñes said this was all to the good , because it made him look older and readier to take on the responsibility of a wife . |
| 11 | ‘ Yes , ’ whispered Fenella , and wished that Caspar had not used the word sucking , because it made you think about coldly evil creatures with grisly appetites , who might leap on to you and cling to you and sink teeth and claws and needle-sharp pincers into you and suck out your blood and your marrow and all your life juices … |
| 12 | ‘ Because it made you realise what he 'd done ? ’ |
| 13 | To me , in a book containing so many emotions , I find dialogue really important because it lets me know exactly how the character is feeling rather than leaving me to make my own assumptions which are often wrong . |
| 14 | We can accept the less than perfect aspects of a friend — it 's their lack of perfection which makes them endearing , because it lets us have a fault or two ourselves . |
| 15 | Other women would gladly put off becoming a grandmother , because it makes them feel old . |
| 16 | There are people in this world who cause trouble because it makes them feel important . |
| 17 | If they cut out my picture and put it on their wall , maybe they do it because it makes them feel good when they walk into that room . |
| 18 | The end result is that learners feel very discouraged because it makes them feel that they know less than they thought . |
| 19 | Youngsters are turning to the habit because it makes them appear ‘ cool ’ in the eyes of older children . |
| 20 | He does n't like seeing me because it makes him remember my mother . |
| 21 | He says it 's because it makes him look naff , but it 's more than that . |
| 22 | But I do n't see the point in having romantic illusions about myself- or about anyone else for that matter — just because it makes me feel nice and cosy . ’ |
| 23 | I really hate anybody who 's being horrible to somebody because it makes me feel bad . |
| 24 | Too often it is us , the anxious onlookers , who want the person to be admitted to ‘ care ’ because it makes us feel better . |
| 25 | We may succumb to flattery because it makes us feel good . |
| 26 | That is why people are attracted to horror books , because it makes us feel part of the action for a little time but yet we can get out of it as soon as we desire . |
| 27 | ‘ The course is good because it makes you think about things like how to lay out a kitchen , ’ Ms Sutherland-Dodd says . |
| 28 | Like the death penalty , you want it because it makes you feel better , not because it 's a deterrent or any nonsense like that . |