Example sentences of "i [vb past] [adj] because [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I got pregnant because you spent all my life filling my head with romantic ideas rather than giving me any practical advice . |
| 2 | I got muddled because I thought that teacher , it 's just a psychology . |
| 3 | We went into my room at last , with our arms round each other , and in the doorway I stopped dead because I 'd forgotten what Toby had said about John and for a second I thought I was in the wrong room . |
| 4 | I mean I yeah I included those because I thought a lot of pe even the sort of most |
| 5 | I felt upset because I wanted the baby . |
| 6 | ‘ I felt ashamed because we did n't work , ’ Bono tells me later . |
| 7 | I felt frightened because I knew this was the Star Room where the Star Council met . |
| 8 | I felt responsible because I encouraged him to be in the group in the first place , I persuaded him to stay when he wanted to go and yet in the end we asked him to leave , ’ says Gedge . |
| 9 | But I felt bad because I like her husband , Cathal , very much . |
| 10 | ‘ I pleaded guilty because I realised I was in breach of my contract and expected to be punished . |
| 11 | I kept quiet because I wanted you to go on talking . |
| 12 | ‘ I bought this because I wanted something brightly coloured for winter . |
| 13 | I did that because I got an amazing about of money and to be honest I rather liked the idea of swanning around in a special effects car . |
| 14 | That 's exactly why I wanted that because they 've done |