Example sentences of "it [vb mod] n't [be] because " in BNC.
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1 | It could n't be because golf carts — ’ he levelled a look at Nelson ‘ — are careening round the grounds with a complete lack of any regard for safety . |
2 | ‘ It could n't be because I am , I suppose ? ’ |
3 | It 's supposed to be dead , but it ca n't be because — look ! the tendon is moving slightly , the muscle 's quivering . |
4 | Certainly it would n't be because staff sit around the lounge at night and make guests the butt of practical jokes . ’ |
5 | ‘ It would n't be because guests are being gossiped about , and even spied on through binoculars , would it ? ’ |
6 | But even if that 's true , it wo n't be because sighs are n't words . |
7 | They will say invest in whatever it is say Global Investment no it wo n't be because that 's tied to the Halifax Building Society but just say Global Investments as a name . |
8 | ‘ But if I take the job , ’ she blurted , goaded by the idea that he found her lack of sophistication amusing , ‘ it wo n't be because I like the house . |
9 | No , it wo n't be because they do n't do the , they do n't do an open afternoon if it 's a championship |