Example sentences of "[noun] because if [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did not want to put anything in my mouth because if I did n't , if I ate nothing , then I would soon go to join Mama . |
| 2 | And I think you 've got ta address my doubts because if I have doubts how am I going to stand in front of members and say hang on a minute , I can give you all of these answers , I can tell you what unison 's going to be like and this is what 's been decided , now come back to me and give me your fears , give me your doubts and I 'll go and take them on to represent you . |
| 3 | Mountain bikes do n't have guards because if you 're using them on wet and muddy terrain you do n't want to constantly have to stop to unclog the wheels . |
| 4 | I always seem to , I think we , we were always at Stanford Hall that we must , it was a must that we have a good programme because if somebody comes and there 's nothing doing , they think well you know yo I , I , you see I suppose I 've got that orientated into Guild work but a friend of mine enticed me to go to er a club and erm it 's just simply for any age group , any sex male or female , but you must bereaved you know and erm she is a widow and I was widow , so I went but you see we , we sat round and you just , there was nothing organised and to me who had always been organised , I just felt so like a lost soul you know and er then one chappie put some records on and you cou and you could n't dance to them and I said oh , you know to me I thought wh you know but I do n't want to do it , I 've got enough to do but , I , I was straight away , I was looking for the organisation behind it you know . |
| 5 | Worse , he told her that naturally he never used the lifts because if one were faulty he could be stuck a long time with no one to free him . |
| 6 | M. B. In those days , the police were almost like an élite force because if you joined , people would say : ‘ He 's joined the police . |
| 7 | Erm so I would hope that the further consideration of the issue of horse riding on , on rights of way obviously that relates to bridleways but the issue of the use of , of , of , of footpaths should be addressed and indeed where there are er bridleways one would hope that there was space to er make available room for horses and room for walkers because if there is n't room er there are a lot of considerable er difficulties where horses , particularly where horses are , are , are regularly being erm ridden in , in , in , in places where th where the walkers wish to go . |
| 8 | He thinks she should go to Pakistan because if she does n't she 'll get her own way . |
| 9 | Insurers are more nervous about Ariane because if something goes wrong the whole rocket is likely to blow up , destroying everything on board . |
| 10 | Modern compact cameras are ideal for this work because if you are scouting out miles of water the last thing you want is ten tons of equipment dangling round your neck . |
| 11 | I think network marketing I think it I think that turns out to be jolly hard work because if you 're not recruiting it 's the recruitment part of it . |
| 12 | It is our feeling that the council needs to be encouraged to take that attitude because if we have a change of policy as the District Council are asking , so that the number of sites released from industrial use is compensated by new green field sites being allocated , then it seems a little bit like a blank cheque to us and we should like to see a firmer control on the amount of land that is lost to development and in seeing that firmer control we 'd like to put pressure on the District Council by not offering them compensation |
| 13 | They wo n't Brenda because if they did I would be opening the window or door and telling them exactly their fortune . |
| 14 | There 's a lot in it , there 's , a but it 's a good exercise because if you can do all these different bits |
| 15 | think that format 's alright , is that not a contradiction because if it 's a joint statement and this format 's alright you 've got staff comment divorced from pupil comment ? |
| 16 | We also have to provide support for the A N C for thirty years a banned organization having to start from scratch in a country where the majority is supported but having no party officers or structures in place because if we suspend support to them or reduce it it will be like having no support of them all this time and just when the bird is about to fly you clip its wings . |
| 17 | It means that the world is a slightly is a slightly safer place because if you do n't do this , if you do n't flirt , then it wo n't happen . |
| 18 | I said , ‘ For God 's sake , Desmond , hire her a television , ’ but he said no because we 're not well off , not well off at all , and we 're having to keep her , she has n't offered a penny , not that we 'd accept of course , and anyway Desmond said there was n't any point because if we got her a television she 'd think of something else , want to play cards or something , and that would be worse — and he 's right , it would , because a game of bridge with her is like the cold war all over again . ’ |
| 19 | This is a fundamental point because if they are merely to be ombudsmen then the emphasis of ensuring regulations have been adhered to and best advice proffered rests in the first instance heavily upon the customer , and it is up to the customer to complain . |
| 20 | Now I think this is a very interesting point because if you go home , and over the next few days do what most people do after course like this , and that is they listen perhaps a little bit to radio , certainly watch some T V and , and think about all these issues , one of the things that will surprise you is that some of the people who are prominent broadcasters are really rather incompetent . |
| 21 | Protectionism is not a serious counter movement to global capitalism because if it was successful it could do great damage to the system and , ultimately , destroy it . |
| 22 | Well , there again , yes , with reservations because if it comes to the fact that if it 's going to save human lives , yes . |
| 23 | look at the money for a moment because if you look , when we come to look at the financial commentary , we will be going down the erm er what we spent our training budget on |
| 24 | it 's the wrong choice of words , but beat officers are in actual fact , a luxury at the moment because if you call the police |
| 25 | You 're afraid to ask you landlord for a repair because if you do , are you setting yourself up for a rent increase ? |
| 26 | But it was a very responsible job because if you got an oven for your stuff and you burnt that boy there 's a lot of waste . |
| 27 | Here we find the ring of truth because if you were one of the disciples and Jesus had appeared to you , what would you have told your friends ? |
| 28 | Those involved in private care should arrange among themselves how they could be represented in the local planning process because if they are going to be covered by the planning arrangements then natural justice suggests that they should have an input in to the planning process . |
| 29 | But when we got married see that complicated things because if anything had happened to me |
| 30 | Some parents still give their kids a clip round the ear , some of em send the children to their room or whatever , but when the children are in care you ca n't do any of these things because if you lock the child in the room , if the child gets sent to the room , you 're accused of pindown when there 's a report done . |