Example sentences of "because i [vb past] [pron] was [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I killed her in the field because I believed she was the devil . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I went into analysis because I realised I was a dangerous character — I mean this suicidal , self-destructive instinct I had . |
| 3 | ‘ At first I did n't bother to make a run , because I thought there was no point . |
| 4 | ‘ Luiza told me , when Therese first came up here , that she was divorced and the husband was in a clinic over near Mayerling — the Schubert Clinic — I remembered that because I thought it was a funny name for a clinic . ’ |
| 5 | I wanted to run it because I thought it was the only way we stood a chance . |
| 6 | On another occasion , and because I felt he was a remote figure of whom the public knew nothing , I asked if he would be guest at an off-the-record private dinner-party to which I would invite half a dozen senior media people such as Robin Day , Perry Worsthorne of the Sunday Telegraph , and Tony Howard of the Observer for an exchange of views . |