Example sentences of "of [pers pn] because [pron] [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | More than sixty years after the event , while watching a child of his own try out his first steps , he suddenly stated in reminiscence and satisfaction to his most intimate Spanish friend , ‘ I remember that I learned to walk by pushing a big tin box of sweet biscuits in front of me because I knew what was inside . ’ |
| 2 | You used to surprise some of them because they thought they 'd done it before you 'd notice . ’ |
| 3 | Victoria said , ‘ And why he asked me not to call him uncle in front of you because it made him sound old ! ’ |
| 4 | It was right at the very beginning when you had to ask him about the introduction , I thought you were going straight off from the business card and all the rest of it and what you actually had was your C C Q in front of you because it took you all that time to get round to it . |
| 5 | They wanted to get rid of her because they thought she was an interfering busybody . |
| 6 | Clarissa did n't want to make too much fun of him because she knew he was serious , so she picked up her glass , filled by the waiter from the fresh bottle . |
| 7 | I did n't think there were any prints on the other rounds , and there ca n't be any of mine because I handled them in gloves . |
| 8 | and of course the insurance people would not pay out on either , wiped their hands of it because they reckoned it was nothing |
| 9 | She laughed at the very thought of it because she doubted it was possible because her conception of God was too small . |