Example sentences of "because [pron] [verb] so [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the crying really upset mother , and because I had so strictly adhered to the feeding rule , I developed an abscess on one breast . |
| 2 | ‘ I train hard , I hurt when I train and my motto is : because I hurt so much somebody has to pay . |
| 3 | It does n't really want to and I find it difficult to believe and I 'm not sure I want to because I feel so fucking drained and sore , but the thing 's actually responding , fattening and firming and rising in her kneading , soap-slick hands . |
| 4 | It is worth the effort because I feel so much better about it now than I did before discovering the benefits of low fat eating and intensive stretching exercises . |
| 5 | I got all that because I worked so hard at school . |
| 6 | walking you will continue to support the Anti-Apartheid Movement and the A N C and Cosatu and others in South Africa that our eyes should be on the prize and that is to get democracy and the first democratic parliament in the country and after that to help in the horrendously difficult task of reconstruction and development and it is going to be a tough battle in South Africa as elsewhere and we will need to work not just for political democracy because you know so often democratic processes are misunderstood for empowerment of ordinary people and what democracy should really mean is that ordinary people have the opportunity to determine their own destiny and you know from your own advanced society and others how little power individuals have as a result of power of finance capital , of industry and of technology now . |
| 7 | Perhaps it was because she compared so unfavourably with Corrie . |
| 8 | The reason I remember her is because she took so long . |
| 9 | It was because she spoke so slowly afterwards I did n't even realize it . |
| 10 | Any more is a bonus because she looks so much better and I 'm really pleased . |
| 11 | Maybe , she reflected , storming round her room to throw some clothes into her suitcase , it was because she rose so satisfactorily to the bait ? |
| 12 | ’ I 'm using them because we work so well together not for their names . |
| 13 | And I think the buses should be banned anyway because they go so fast . |
| 14 | The trouble with when you see one and like the sizes there are suppose to get it , because they go so quickly . |
| 15 | And there 's a fascinating article in this , the current edition , the January edition it is now , because they go so far in advance , of She magazine , which says that er , it 's a desperate plight sometimes , when you have people coming for Christmas who fall into several categories like lazy slobs , who do absolutely nothing , and misers , who turn up with a stale box of chocolates , and never take you out for a meal in return for your hospitality , and the amorous couples who er , embarrass you by er , er , noisily retiring to their bedroom , if I may put it that way , and then the guests who turn up in mid-row , and bicker systematically over the whole of the festive period . |
| 16 | My children never wore cotton clothes , because they burn so easily . |
| 17 | Psychological utilitarianism 's assumptions are hard to recognize , because they come so close to popular discourses of the individual , and of gender and other social relations . |
| 18 | But feuding and fighting are not acceptable just because they occur so frequently . |
| 19 | The west of Ireland still enjoys rich ‘ mossy ’ and lichen-covered woods ( and even a lichen-eating and spotted Kerry slug ) , not just because areas such as Killarney have a moist climate but because they have so far escaped most of Europe 's pollution . |
| 20 | We may find ourselves disagreeing with other people on the basis of sampling ; one man may claim that a shirt he bought from a well-known manufacturer wore out in no time at all , whereas his friend says he always buys this make because they wear so well . |
| 21 | The question arises whether a subcontract owner-driver is really an independent contractor or , in fact , because he does so much work for a particular haulier , an employee of that haulier . |
| 22 | He used to say he got angry because he cared so much . |
| 23 | Then I met my husband and was sure I 'd fallen in love with him because he cared so much . |
| 24 | Nevertheless , when it came to seeking allies in Congress , Carter 's position was much weakened , first , by the fact that so few members had any reason to be grateful to the president for their election and , second , because he had so conspicuously run against the existing political order which included , of course , Congress . |
| 25 | Rachel could see the reasoning behind that , but nevertheless felt angry towards Damian Flint — not because he had so obviously done the right thing , but because he was so clearly in complete control of a situation that had always been beyond Rachel . |
| 26 | Rory had always thought of Hamish as a sort of ponderously eccentric fool , and Ken a kind of failure because he had so much wanted to travel , and instead had settled down with Mary , stayed in the same wee corner of the world as he 'd been born and raised in , and not only raised his own children , but chosen to teach others ' , too . |
| 27 | Because he painted so well , put down what he saw , people would admire him . |
| 28 | Andrew had the edge because he served so much better than me , ’ Wilkinson explained . |
| 29 | A motorist in Cooperville , Florida , has been acquitted on a drink-driving charge because he drove so well under the influence . |
| 30 | ‘ Only because he works so hard , ’ Lissa broke in . |