Example sentences of "because [pers pn] [not/n't] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My world of science is so much richer than theirs , because I not only know the systematic names , but I am also fluent in the trivial ones , the scientific nicknames which allow us to chat about science over coffee . |
| 2 | because I not I ca n't remember if actually using that phrase , maybe used somewhere |
| 3 | So the theorist so the theorists actually best from activities where something can actually give them a system , a model or a theory or a concept so we 've got Andy and John and it was quite interesting Andy when you were saying well whose work is this because you not really behind so you , you actually scored thirteen on that one . |
| 4 | It 's no good blaming the chef if our own broth tastes disgusting , or is simply bland and boring — because we not only chose the recipe , but stirred in each ingredient with our own hands ! |
| 5 | It 's true that the show has to go on but if such behaviour caught on I 'd be bound to go on and say , ‘ Ladies and gentlemen , so-and-so is n't coming ’ because they not only want to appear on the show , they want to produce it as well ! ’ |
| 6 | You had to learn each officer 's quirks personally , because they not only interpreted the rules and regulations so very differently , they also made up their own as they went along . |
| 7 | He was doubtless selected because he not only commands a vast classical repertoire , essential for one of the world 's great orchestras , but has also worked hard to popularise modern music . |
| 8 | But they not see Darius because he not been in since five o'clock . |
| 9 | However , Ancient Society also differed from earlier work because of the high quality of the scholarly work on which it was based , because of the sympathy of the writer for primitives , and because it not only defined stages but in many cases suggested mechanisms which explained why one stage should change to another . |
| 10 | It would be uncharitable to suggest that the lead makers prefer this line because it not only keeps them in business , but shifts the immediate cost to the motorist and gives the motor components business a chance to make more money . |
| 11 | This is a good song because it not only has actions but can also be sung by two groups at the same time . |
| 12 | Such reading is invaluable because it not only consolidates what learners already know , it helps them to develop that general feel for a language which can give such a boost to the learning process . |
| 13 | Helen Crane , an ex-secretary , valued her job because it not only gave her the experience of autonomy , but it publicly valued her exercise of this responsibility : |
| 14 | It is known as the Appropriation Act because it not only grants approval for the total sums requested , but also prescribes how the overall sum is to be apportioned to particular votes in order to finance specified services . |
| 15 | I feel it is wholly wrong that abortion could be seen as a means of contraception because it not only wastes the money of the N.H.S. but I think that abortions should only be considered in certain cases . |