Example sentences of "because [pron] [vb past] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It was n't because I saw some guy and said , ‘ Hey , he gets a lot of girls , ’ or I saw some guy and said , ‘ Man , I want to be that guy , ’ because there 's no-one on earth I want to be . |
| 2 | What I am saying most specifically is take all of me — and here of course Gary began the melody on the piano and we all smiled and then she sang , sang her song , and believe me we did all listen to the words that night , we knew that the man who had been attacked was there , and we knew that O and Boy were standing shoulder to shoulder in our midst , we saw them in the centre of the mirror , saw ourselves standing beside them and standing by them and give me a drink now because I had such hopes of a lover of my own on that evening and here I am . |
| 3 | But what er , I said , told Pete because I had another call when you were at lunch I think and erm he said he 'd heard rumours that we were looking for somebody . |
| 4 | When I was very young — about 5 years old — I wanted to be a pilot because I had this girlfriend who was going to be a stewardess . |
| 5 | But I chose to do the instrumental album , even though it was a lot smaller scale , because I had more control . |
| 6 | It 's not because I had Christian parents , it 's not because I 'd some advantage over you , or you had some advantage over me , it is all of God 's graciousness , it is all of God 's giving ! |
| 7 | I got muddled because I thought that teacher , it 's just a psychology . |
| 8 | Then why were you so mad with me because I made those arrangements ? ’ |
| 9 | it 's my go because I took this card . |
| 10 | I linked both books to the theme of ‘ Outsiders ’ , not because of the title but because I felt both books told the story of two lives lived on the edge of society . |
| 11 | ‘ Simply because I felt some responsibility for you in Bruges , ’ Luke replied evenly . |
| 12 | Yeah well I was only in Gwindy for three years , then I went to Lewis Girls because I lived this end of I had to go to I loved Gwindy school . |
| 13 | Chairman Mao insisted on re-education : ‘ He said that despite our intellectual development , we still had dirty minds which must be cleansed by contact with true working classes — lucky again , because I learned much folk music from my colleagues . |
| 14 | ‘ I 've sold out , lock , stock , and barrel — particularly barrel — because I hated that pub , ’ he explained . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'm here because I wanted this job . ’ |
| 16 | I came to Taipei because I wanted this job , not to be with Florian Jones . |
| 17 | I do n't think it could be done today but there was a lamentable lack of security because nobody thought this sort of thing could happen |
| 18 | ‘ Nobody could say it was right or wrong because nobody had any insight into what the answer should be , ’ he says . |
| 19 | ‘ It 's about what faith , courage and the judicial system can do , because nobody gave this kid the time of day about this case , ’ he added . |
| 20 | And one was allowed ten minutes anyways because you had that type of job . |
| 21 | ‘ I suppose it was because you had such respect for him that you felt you could leave him in charge of the boarders tonight ? ’ |
| 22 | Heavenly Father , thank you that as I come to you with my concerns about the conflicts in my life I come to a God who understands my humanity completely because you shared this experience fully in the life of your Son . |
| 23 | Although I wanted to go down the pit because you got more money you see . |
| 24 | I came here because you wanted some PR done . |
| 25 | it 's easier because you missed some booklets out , . |
| 26 | Alice , with a thousand terrible things to say about her father , kept them back , because she loved Jim , loved his helplessness , his vulnerability , and her own part in alleviating these wounds ; because she knew this man , or boy he was twenty-two — was really sweet , had a sweet gentle warmth in him ; and she knew that a spell of happiness , of success , would transform him . |
| 27 | Katherine liked to believe that she was n't vindictive , but she did have certain rules , certain standards , both for her house and her business , and one of the reasons she had been so successful both in Dublin and now in London , was because she applied those rules rigorously . |
| 28 | Well it wo n't bounce because she got that money saved th , she got that money for her loan . |
| 29 | Conversation was difficult because she walked several yards behind Joe , and always crossed the street at least two cars ' lengths away . |
| 30 | She was transferred from home to a private rehabilitation centre , but she was not happy there because she had little privacy , and her family could not travel to see her every day . |