Example sentences of "but because [pers pn] want " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those of us who live and work in Northern Ireland would say that the feeling on the part of the community about bringing these matters to an end is not the result of any war-weary or defeatist feeling but because we want to bring them to an end and restore peace , and it is a very strong feeling . |
| 2 | PPS If you already a member of The Ramblers ' Association , please forgive us , but because we want to preserve the confidentiality of each other 's membership lists , some element of duplication is inevitable . |
| 3 | ‘ Under my economic programme , we will build an America where even the most privileged pay their fair share , not because we want to soak the rich , but because we want to stop soaking the middle class and ask everybody to bear their fair share , ’ he said . |
| 4 | A worrying thing at the moment is as I said we 're in close contact with is that the Malaysian Government is sending representatives over to visit the European Community Ministers in May , to try and say that there 's absolutely nothing wrong with what 's going on in their country with the logging , and they 're saying that people like Friends of the Earth are calling for a ban on timber , not because they care about sustained yield , but because we want to be able to sell our own wood , and this is to depress their trade . |
| 5 | It is not because they are rightists ( they could just as well be leftists ) but because they want to capture the centre not for the gospel but for a ‘ Holy America ’ . |
| 6 | Typically , teachers ask questions not because they do not know the answers , but because they want to test their pupils ' knowledge . |
| 7 | In The Independent of 23 July 1987 Baroness Cox argues that black parents are motivated to demand their own separate schools not by dissatisfaction or frustration with the way that racism is institutionalized in state education , but because they want ‘ a good old-fashioned British education ’ for their children . |
| 8 | No wonder that we cheer when we see older generations giving it just one more go , not because they expect to hear bells ringing or lights flashing , but because they want to reach out and feel that reassuring touch or see that reaffirming glance which means they have an ally in the world who uniquely cares that they thrive . |
| 9 | It is not reasonable to expect Hong Kong to continue to accept , year in , year out , large numbers of people coming from Vietnam — not because they have a well founded fear of persecution , but because they want to better the economic lot of themselves and their families . |
| 10 | Vaclav Havel , Czechoslovak President since December 1989 , announced on April 14 that he would seek a further term as President " not because I want to be President at any cost … but because I want to contribute towards pushing through certain values " . |