Example sentences of "because [pers pn] [vb past] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are areas of contention — I ca n't really think of any at the moment — but I 'll tell you I am in extremely good books at the moment , because I cooked Christmas lunch . |
| 2 | I know they do n't , because I saw Mrs Sugar . " |
| 3 | ‘ But I know about him because I heard Father and Mother talking , ’ said Basil . |
| 4 | ‘ You chose not to deny it because I had Maria Luisa on my arm . |
| 5 | It was the first time in my life I had acted like a complete sod to other people , and I felt that my behaviour was worse because I had loads of advantages the lesser recruits did n't : I could speak French ; I was basically healthier and therefore found fitness much easier ; I was a north European Caucasian which endeared me to some of the more racist instructors . |
| 6 | That 's because I had fluid on one of my lungs . |
| 7 | I mean , there was no way I was going to come across as an anal retentive simply because I had pride in my appearance . |
| 8 | And the headmaster taking me on stage and showing everybody what a bad example I was , because I had shoes like crocodiles . |
| 9 | Oldham only looked threatening Id imagine because I had victor on my shoulder telling me they were bound to score . |
| 10 | I thought that just because I had money , I would somehow be accepted more . |
| 11 | ( I subsequently had ( 27 April ) a site meeting with an EGBT official , who completed a proposal form on the spot — however , the funding aspects are not my main concern here ; suffice it to say , 1 ) that I have always been confident that funding would be secured from one source or another , and 2 ) that my direct approach to SNH was done only because I had indications that their project approvals took months rather than weeks — something I have subsequently been assured is not true ) . |
| 12 | ‘ They became alarmed because I had access to security force files of theirs , and all security force personnel through the central computer if I wished . |
| 13 | I mean and when I was a spooler I , I really enjoyed it because I had job satisfaction at the spooling , |
| 14 | Probably because I had brothers . |
| 15 | ‘ Because I got help from someone else , ’ she said . |
| 16 | I looked forward to the visit not only because visitors from Lord Darlington 's days are most rare now — Mr Farraday 's circle , naturally , being quite different from his lordship 's — but also because I presumed Mr Graham would accompany Sir James as of old , and I would thus be able to get his opinion on this question of bantering . |
| 17 | I had done what a lot of people do when struck with shyness — tried to detach myself from a situation because I anticipated rejection . |
| 18 | Because I 'd sort of said that |
| 19 | ‘ It was great because I met Brian May , Tony Iommi , Mick Ronson , Jeff Beck , all in one day ! |
| 20 | ‘ Just chance brought me then , if chance you call it ’ , says Tom Bombadil when he rescues the hobbits from Willow-man ; ruin was averted in the Northlands , says Gandalf in Appendix AIII , ‘ because I met Thorin Oakenshield one evening on the edge of spring in Bree . |
| 21 | I was relieved because I knew Seve would play his best with the sun on his back . |
| 22 | ‘ Just because I knew Mills was suspected of betraying someone does not necessarily mean that I had anything to do with his unfortunate death . |
| 23 | We were close but there was never anything between us because I knew Jo had a boyfriend . |
| 24 | Finally she said , ‘ Yes , I did enjoy looking after the house at first , because I knew Peter appreciated it , and he did things for me . |
| 25 | I thought I had trouble with names , but I was n't going to ask because I knew Antiope was the mother of Achilles in Greek mythology . |
| 26 | She menaced me with the extinguisher 's nozzle and , because I knew Ellen did not make idle threats , and because I knew she despised all displays of macho violence , I obediently stepped backwards and watched as she transferred the extinguisher 's aim to Sweetman . |
| 27 | ‘ Well , Shelley , I told Consuelo not to come because I thought Mrs Richards would be back in her villa . ’ |
| 28 | I remember being terrified of going into Harrods because I thought King Herod lived there , and that I would n't come out in one piece . |
| 29 | I chose to visit London over other European cities , in part because I thought collectors back home would relate better to a city scene in which all the signs were in English , billboards , signs and marquees are often important elements in a city scene . |
| 30 | I chose to visit London over other European cities , in part because I thought collectors back home would relate better to a city scene in which all the signs were in English , billboards , signs and marquees are often important elements in a city scene . |