Example sentences of "because i [modal v] remember " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was certainly the case with Mrs S. , the mother of one of my teenage informants , born in rural Jamaica about 1930 , who moved to London about 1960 : I 've never work — I 've never really work when I was back in de West Indies my husband work , I worked when I came over here and I [ took a long time ] to get a job — because I could remember work at de Post Office and I when I pronounce my words you know too [ soft ] dey say dey do n't hunderstand — according to dem dey do n't hunderstand me , my haccent maybe it 's my haccent or what dey don " understan " it or ting an " I feel like I 'm speakin " the same English like over here . |
| 2 | The reason , frequently given , and I shudder because I can remember advancing it myself on a history syllabus committee , is that since primary schooling is terminal for many children , they must cover the ground or remain forever ignorant . |
| 3 | They have a particular appeal , I 'm not sure why — perhaps it 's because I can remember making one at school . |
| 4 | The death grant has been finished quite a long time ago , but there was the death grant erm because I can remember you know this , people telling me about this . |
| 5 | No , he must have said something first , now I come to think about it , because I can remember very distinctly the way he spoke . |
| 6 | because I can remember , and it 's not that long ago for goodness sake , that if you qualified as a nurse , and will probably tell even the same story to an extent , there was no problem about a job , you were a certified nurse , bang . |
| 7 | I mean I think it 's the class thing as well really , because I can remember when I was erm leaving school erm and I went to the careers erm teacher for my interview and I said I 'd like to be a journalist and she looked at me and I came from a very poor working class background in Tottenham , and she said ‘ I 'm sure you could be a secretary or a shorthand typist if you really tried ’ . |