Example sentences of "he [verb] [verb] [adv] because " in BNC.
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| 1 | The window was barred although it was possible to reach through and open the casement He preferred to sit there because in better weather he could see out into the Inner Ward and the White Tower . |
| 2 | Kate was the first member of the Force he had met socially because he wanted to . |
| 3 | He had gone early because he was going on a surveying job . |
| 4 | If he had done so because he genuinely believed himself to be alone and was unaware that a mounted rider was behind a clump of trees nearby , though the horse as a result took fright , he might still plead that his action was not reckless . |
| 5 | When questioned , Mason , the carpenter , agreed that it was he who had raised the flag , but said that he had done so because he had been prematurely informed of the relief of Mafeking . |
| 6 | Shildon closed in on them and mentioned he had arrived late because Wickham had wanted to question him . |