Example sentences of "because you do not [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do not know if you are so frank with me because you do not care how I react , or if it is honesty which prompts you . |
| 2 | Because you do not want a return to destructive two party politics and you do know at first hand that Liberal Democrats do put ‘ people first ’ ; that local income tax is a fair and predictable alternative to the poll tax ; that our stance on Hong Kong is morally right and that we realise the urgency of environmental action with targets for achievement away ahead of the other two parties . |
| 3 | ‘ Because you do not want me to . |
| 4 | ‘ You are deliberately undermining the morale of this company because you do not want to work with Aschmann , ’ Busacher continued . |
| 5 | It is because you do not lose touch with your present identity that I hesitate to ask the question ‘ What is your name ? ’ too early in the session ; the patient 's instinct would be to answer by giving me today 's name . |
| 6 | Shopping is a pleasure when you live alone because you do not have to do a bulk-shop every weekend as families do . |
| 7 | When you live alone , where you keep your money and how you can reach it , is exceptionally important , because you do not have a live-in partner to borrow from if you have not been able to go to the bank . |
| 8 | ‘ Getting a job ’ is a bad example of a reward , because you do not have total control over it-it is in the hands of the employer . |
| 9 | ‘ Then you are deluded , my darling , because you do not know him . |
| 10 | Do you cling to problems because you do not know what else to think about , and what else to discuss with friends ? |
| 11 | I do not write to you because you do not know the truth but because you do know that it and because no lie comes from that truth . |
| 12 | The right shot at the right moment does not come because you do not let go of yourself . |
| 13 | According to James , much of our unhappiness comes about by failing to ask God for what we need : ‘ You do not have , because you do not ask God . |
| 14 | You should not need to feel inadequate because you do not understand all the technical terms of someone else 's profession . |
| 15 | You gave it to yourself — because you do not trust me . |
| 16 | you are excluded because you do not comply with a specific statutory condition . |
| 17 | All marriages are special occasions but a second marriage is a doubly precious time because you do not take everything for granted . |
| 18 | ‘ No , Miss Eyre , you are less than a servant , because you do not work , ’ replied Miss Abbott . |
| 19 | ‘ Well ? ’ said Calatin who was , truth to tell , becoming just the smallest bit afraid of this strange , golden-eyed creature , but who would not have dreamed of showing it , because you did not show discourtesy to guests , not if you wanted business from them . |
| 20 | ‘ And when he asked you to marry him , you accepted , because you did not want to lose your new-found security . ’ |
| 21 | William and Justine died because you did not love me . |
| 22 | Because you did not meet the deadline and you 've just told me that deadline means the day I said I wanted it . |
| 23 | God speaks to Moses again and to Aaron : ‘ Because you did not believe in me , to sanctify me in the eyes of the people of Israel , therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them . ’ |
| 24 | It is equivalent to landing on the hedge because you did not close the airbrake , even though you knew that you were likely to hit it . |
| 25 | ‘ Because you did not know him . |