Example sentences of "because he thought [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | However , Leese quarrelled with the ‘ BF 's ’ , as he called them , because he thought they lacked dynamism and credibility . |
| 2 | He worked on numbers because he thought they controlled people 's lives . |
| 3 | And someone said he did n't go because he thought it meant we were n't confirmed ! ’ |
| 4 | Such as the time when the very inebriated gentleman , at 2 a.m. , wanted to know how to stop his budgie falling off its perch , because he thought it had cramp in its legs ! |
| 5 | Without consulting the master layout plan I have no idea which square yard H24/V72 occupies on the pitch , once the biggest in England until former manager Billy Bremner lopped off a few yards because he thought it put the team at a disadvantage when playing away ( they must now be regretting all those lost square yards they could be selling ) . |
| 6 | In that house lived a bricklayer who murdered the baker because he thought he 'd stolen one of his pigs . |
| 7 | She was bored and angry with Conway , because he thought he understood everything and he never listened to other people . |
| 8 | Christopher Hart told police he did not stop because he thought he had run over a cardboard box . |
| 9 | The court held that the facts did not constitute robbery because the accused was not dishonest , because he thought he had a legal right to the money ( see the discussion of s.2(1) ( a ) above ) . |
| 10 | Incidentally the Mirror mentioned that Lee Chapman has a new book out in which he ‘ reveals ’ that Frogslegs left in a huff because he thought he had carried the can for the defeat by Rangers . |
| 11 | It was a trick , a way of helping his mother , and a cruel experiment because he thought he knew best . |
| 12 | Kevin Bird took them to Split because he thought he get could from there to Britain . |
| 13 | And because he thought she had followed him for just that purpose ? |