Example sentences of "because [pers pn] wanted [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I enrolled under my maiden name , because I wanted other students to know me as a person first , as opposed to a professor 's wife . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'm here because I wanted this job . ’ |
| 3 | I came to Taipei because I wanted this job , not to be with Florian Jones . |
| 4 | I came here because you wanted some PR done . |
| 5 | She made the decision to go out on her own because she wanted more freedom to pursue her many interests . |
| 6 | Britain encouraged the growth of Zionism in Palestine in the early years of the First World War because she wanted American Jews to ally their country in the war against Turkey . |
| 7 | We have taken it this far because we wanted some justice . |
| 8 | The government put this here after ‘ Forty-six because they wanted one spot of safety in a wilderness of hatred , and because they thought they might as well get some good of this country once they 'd ruined it . |
| 9 | Ray Houghton , Liverpool 's star last season , was unloaded because he wanted more money or a move . |