Example sentences of "because i [vb base] [prep] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm , I 'm just looking for some with lycra because I like to be able to afford a bit more . |
| 2 | ‘ I come over here because I like to be alone , ’ Charity said firmly . |
| 3 | ‘ I do wish everyone would stop writing me off just because I happen to be fifty . ’ |
| 4 | However , if I am a regular customer and the stall owner gives me credit because I happen to be short of cash , I do have an obligation to come back . |
| 5 | But I considered myself to be unattractive , and in becoming so thin as to render myself totally undesirable sexually , I was saying , ‘ I may be unattractive , but this is because I choose to be this way . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Because I want to be alone . ’ |
| 7 | I entirely reject it because I want to be able to help my constituents to achieve their natural and legitimate aspirations . |