Example sentences of "simply because [pers pn] could [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's disgusting , ’ contributed Mrs Harper from time to time , presenting her flat , mean , worthless little counter simply because she could not bear to remain silent , to sit back where others played , although she recognized herself temporarily outnumbered , ‘ disgusting , I call it , ’ and Shirley , hearing this phrase for the millionth time , had a vision of households all over Britain in which censorious , ignorant old bags like her mother-in-law , who had never done anything for the public good , who had nothing positive ever to contribute to any argument , passed judgement on others while stuffing themselves with goose and roast potatoes and sprouts and apple sauce . |
| 2 | Tommy wrote to no one , and not simply because he could n't write . |
| 3 | I gave my notice in simply because I could n't pay my way . |
| 4 | I decided not to — simply because I could n't think of what to write . |
| 5 | I swear to you that when I kissed you in Ib 's Club it was simply because I could n't resist the temptation . |
| 6 | My insomnia became chronic whenever Dana stayed the night , simply because I could not take my eyes away from his sleeping form beneath the bedside lamps . |