Example sentences of "because he have been [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | George Underwood : ‘ It was all instigated by David really , because he had been listening to the World Service on the radio and suddenly got the bug to get involved in American Football , and he wrote to the American Embassy asking for more information . |
| 2 | ‘ Because he had been living there . ’ |
| 3 | Curtis faced a maximum sentence of 14 years in prison because he had been growing Psilocybe cubensis , or ‘ magic mushrooms ’ as they were called in court . |
| 4 | And who was it who said that when he agreed to play the Devil in the Witches of Eastwick , it was because he had been practising for the role all his life ? |
| 5 | The Russian race , on which the competitors were accommodated on a train following the race route , proved to be a harrowing experience for Zarei , but not because he had been doing too much running . |
| 6 | She guessed that Mike Booker would be calling curses down on her head because he 'd been hoping a one-two win at Estoril would clinch the constructors ' championship for Carlisle Flint , quite apart from putting Ace into an unbeatable lead . |
| 7 | ‘ I had to warn Monty about his drinking because he 'd been causing trouble , ’ MGM 's then chief of production , Dore Schary said to me . |
| 8 | Because he 'd been seeing psychiatrists since 1950 he fancied he was an expert on Freud and wanted to sit in on all our discussions . |
| 9 | She thought she knew what might have been on his mind , because he 'd been writing a letter in the Lounge . |
| 10 | Because he 'd been expecting someone else ? |
| 11 | And there was the gatepost Dad had driven into because he 'd been eyeing some young girl instead of looking where he was going . |
| 12 | That 's why your father rode home in the carriage , not because he 'd been drinking , as people thought . ’ |
| 13 | The trouble started after friends tried to stop him driving because he 'd been drinking . |
| 14 | The trouble started after friends tried to stop him driving because he 'd been drinking . |
| 15 | The trouble started after friends tried to stop him driving because he 'd been drinking . |
| 16 | The trouble started after friends tried to stop him driving because he 'd been drinking . |
| 17 | Because he 'd been pursuing the same man for years . |
| 18 | Ted was awake and out here because he 'd been hearing Wayne speaking to him , and he was worried about his sanity . |
| 19 | A police sergeant accused of assaulting a prisoner is said to have told a colleague that the man was treated like an animal , because he 'd been behaving like one . |
| 20 | so Richard 's crying because he 'd been hitting him the face . |
| 21 | But I do n't know that actually killing a man because he 's been touching up the boys would altogether hang together as a motive . ’ |
| 22 | Everyone thought Pratesi was the buyer because he 's been talking for years about building a bigger place , rearing his own pigs and growing his own feed . |
| 23 | But I 'm happy with my decision to rest him because he has been competing since January , and Ever is an improving horse . ’ |
| 24 | Spurs chief executive Terry Venables said : ‘ I 'm thrilled for Gordon because he has been suffering with this ‘ cheat ’ slur hanging over him . |
| 25 | The House will be grateful to the right hon. Gentleman , because he has been making a clear statement and drawing a clear distinction between the two sides of the House . |