Example sentences of "[pron] because i want " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've come to you because I want you to tell me everything you can about Mr Hatton with particular reference to anything you may know about the source of his income . ’ |
| 2 | Look here Alan , I 'm ringing you because I want your personal assurance that the local nick will have people on hand tomorrow in the Market Square when the meet assembles . ‘ |
| 3 | ‘ No , Mrs Sutherland , you look at me because I want to see you understanding what I 'm going to say 'cause I 'm never discussing this again with anyone . ’ |
| 4 | I believe him because I want to believe him . |
| 5 | ‘ I did it because I wanted to make you look the way you do now . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm only doing it because I want your mother to have a quiet lie-in , so you can turn that thing off for a start . ’ |
| 7 | I may be tempted to offer the spontaneous inclination itself as reason for my choice , and say I shall do it because I want to do it ; but in examining myself objectively I see that a fact about my wants and likes would be directly relevant only to a causal explanation of my actions , and could be used in deciding what to do only as I use any other objective facts . |
| 8 | I only mentioned it because I want you to know that I realise the problems we 're facing — and that I 've got plans to put us back on our feet . |
| 9 | I entirely reject it because I want to be able to help my constituents to achieve their natural and legitimate aspirations . |
| 10 | ‘ I thought I 'd explained that I 'm doing it because I want to . ’ |