Example sentences of "[coord] because i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did n't think of her ; I ca n't say I went because I respected her decision or because I thought it was in her interest ; I knew it was n't in her interest , or mine , or ours . |
| 2 | Firstly , an emotion may be expressed involuntarily or voluntarily ; if I say something in a ‘ happy ’ way , this may be because I feel happy , or because I want to convey to you the impression that I am happy . |
| 3 | Is that because I can cook , or because I possess a mother , like other men ? ’ |
| 4 | She menaced me with the extinguisher 's nozzle and , because I knew Ellen did not make idle threats , and because I knew she despised all displays of macho violence , I obediently stepped backwards and watched as she transferred the extinguisher 's aim to Sweetman . |
| 5 | And because I knew a lot of people , you 'd do things for different motives . |
| 6 | I was greatly relieved , both because this decision was going to save me endless work in revision and because I knew that if all my marks over the year were taken into account I should not have any problem in passing . |
| 7 | And because I knew too much . |
| 8 | But you have the power to hurt me , Ellie , and because I knew that I masochistically invited more . |
| 9 | Mr Dalglish , who was angry that his side were not awarded a penalty for a first-half tackle by Madden on Wilcox , said later : ‘ The only person who did n't play was the referee and because I told him so he says he is going to report us . ’ |
| 10 | And because I 've met you , Mr Rochester , and I ca n't bear never to see you again . |
| 11 | ‘ Oh , she 's angry because I never do anything useful , and because I 've got red hair , ’ I said . |
| 12 | And because I 've known that love , I ca n't deny you the opportunity . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ And because I 'd been speaking slowly , my lip patterns were distorted . |
| 14 | He was in a filthy mood , first because I 'd suggested he sleep on my floor instead of at Sorrel 's so we could get an early start , then because I 'd made him wear a suit and tie to go with our Yuppie cover ( and because I 'd insisted on the shirt as well ) . |
| 15 | Because of what he 'd said and because I 'd asked his wife who he was . |
| 16 | They would come over from Belfast to stay with us in the summers sometimes ; my father used to get on well with Harmsworth , and because I looked after Esmerelda they could have a nice relaxing holiday here . |
| 17 | And because I fear that that is the position , I can not help but feel that before long we will have yet another attempt to amend Act seventeen , nineteen sixty three and that we will go round the circuit , the same circuit once again with I fear the same result . |
| 18 | And because I took the trouble to save this life of yours I insist on seeing you recover properly and make full use of it . |
| 19 | ‘ I have full responsibility for fund-raising and publicity and because I took on a new post it means I am introducing my own ideas in consultation with the directors and chairman . |
| 20 | And because you are , and because I like you , I 'm going to tell you something else : that was The Mad House . |
| 21 | I first went into therapy because my doctor could n't explain my constant flu symptoms , and because I carried so much tension . |
| 22 | Looking for support and because I thought the Royal Society of Chemistry would welcome an opportunity of improving the standing of chemists in the community , some three years ago I sent the secretary-general of the RSC a letter very similar to the one published ( Chem . |
| 23 | And because I kept on asking , my dad started getting a bit funny . |
| 24 | Because that 's what it feels like today , he wrote , and because I know in my heart of hearts that it will feel like that tomorrow as well . |
| 25 | I 'm here because I believe that we share many objectives and because I know that there 's more that unites us than divides us . |
| 26 | And because I know I ca n't finish it , there 's a good chance I wo n't start it . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | If the one we crossed this time was a steep climb and then a pleasant sweep into a warm green valley , and not the mountains of the moon , I was the better pleased , because although it was different it was also wonderful , and because I felt instinctively that the heights must be earned . |
| 29 | Well I I went out to them , and because I heard banging , and I looked out the window and they were hacking at my fence , and I went out bu and was playing war with them when Jim crossed the road with one of them following behind and away down the street , and I thought oh ! |
| 30 | And because I had only one chair , we used to sit on the edge of the hard , narrow bed and draw up the table so that we could write on it together . |