Example sentences of "because she [modal v] [adv] [vb infin] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's worth trying , could , just because she ca n't take a lemon it does n't mean you ca n't take a lemon , |
| 2 | You can only watch helplessly as your child screws up her face , stamps her feet and screams because she ca n't take the toy she wants home with her , or have that alluring packet of sweets she 's seen before tea . |
| 3 | She says that he got drunk , called her names and moaned because she would n't share a double bed . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'd think perhaps she was killed because she wanted too much … and because she would n't have an abortion . ’ |
| 5 | Howells maintained that Kylie represented the UP side of life and would be a continuing pop power because she would never lose the sense of fun she injected into every new project . |
| 6 | Now that the party was over , she set to work to remove all traces of it , because she could n't bear the aftermath of revelry . |
| 7 | He willed her to overcome the problem — and she did so because she could n't bear the thought of letting him down . |
| 8 | It was the time when her mother took to the couch because she could n't stand the sight and sound of the hordes of women and children with their buckets , and the arranged fights among the urchins so that one or two of their gang could get away with some lumps of coal , which would make all the difference between having a fried meal or freezing both inside and out . |
| 9 | She knew she was handling this badly , acting like a fool , making a scene because she could n't face the pretence , could n't face having to stifle her feelings , her crazy and immature hopes — hopes that would always be doomed to failure where a man like Luke Denner was concerned . |
| 10 | I am sorry that Gale Stanley lost her life because she could n't get a donor and I know how her mum and dad must feel . |
| 11 | By the time she was 10 , she weighed 11 stone and wore a special tunic at school because she could n't get a uniform big enough to fit her . |
| 12 | She had cared nothing for the man who was attacking her then ; her despair now was because she could not bear the caresses of the man whom she loved , and she knew loved her . |
| 13 | There was also the monthly parish draw — top prize , £5 — a ‘ Children 's Corner ’ ( rabbits and a cross to colour in this month ) and Peter 's ‘ Letter from the Rector ’ , which Anna had given up reading because she could not recognize the man in the message . |
| 14 | She had to be carried into Afghanistan that fateful summer because she could not face the rigours of the journey and took refuge in illness . |
| 15 | But a factory job was out because she could not stand the noise , and her preference for a more intellectual activity ‘ is rather pitiful in view of the girl 's lack of general education and the nature of her former illness ’ . |
| 16 | She could not see if the platform emptied because she could not see the platform . |
| 17 | Even if fitzAlan had not been involved , Isabel knew she would have to find another way to save her brother , because she could not deceive the anxious , sweet-faced lady who was gently explaining her new duties . |
| 18 | I let her share my house because she could only afford a tiny flat of her own , and she bosses me around as if she 's the one with the money . |
| 19 | Martha watched in silence , unconsciously rubbing her palm on her dress because she could still feel the crisp impact of Nana 's hair against her hand . |
| 20 | This may be because by now she is find the spelling test hard and is getting anxious ; or it may be because she can not make an accurate guess at the way new words are pronounced . |