Example sentences of "[vb base] it [be] because " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I expect it 's because he 's a clergyman , or was , miss . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I expect it 's because you 're my stepbrother , ’ Jenna said sarcastically . |
| 3 | ‘ I expect it 's because I 'm writing and it takes longer , ’ Maggie confessed with a shrug . |
| 4 | Officials say it is because the two sides have different versions of what was decided at the previous negotiations that the ceasefire has broken down . |
| 5 | Some say it is because no boat people have been returned home against their will since December 1989 . |
| 6 | Yeah , I think it 's b as I say it 's because I think people are wary I mean you know , not sure who 's who . |
| 7 | And all the history books say it was because of you … the R.A.F. So there you are . |
| 8 | We hope hope it is because if you take three weeks to do that it dilutes |
| 9 | I suspect it 's because the 1992 election is the first in which the BBC is following ITN 's lead by using exit polls . |
| 10 | If your child is slow at school , you suspect it 's because you are not with them enough or because you should have read with them more . |
| 11 | I suspect it 's because they make such great watches that the women ca n't be fooled into thinking that 40 seconds is an hour and a half . |
| 12 | Right , now we 're way behind here , and I suspect it 's because of a lot of chattering . |
| 13 | I know it is because that 's what it says on my Amex card . ’ |
| 14 | If I , if I get another species next year nesting , that has n't nested before and I know it 's because of the effort of putting in reeds , trees , whatever I 've put in there , we 're , we 're trying to get to nest here , if they nest that 'll be really , er that 'll be a great thing because er they feed on the apple erm I thought somebody said er who said there was a hundred a seventy five here er a week ago and that 'd be great to get them to nest , be really good . |
| 15 | Aunt Bella says that it 's more economical to buy like that , but I know it 's because she 's afraid . |
| 16 | I retain some of these feelings but know it 's because of indoctrination not because it 's necessarily true . |
| 17 | I suppose it is because I consider you almost family , Hans . |
| 18 | I suppose it 's because you 're an English pigeon . |
| 19 | ‘ I suppose it 's because joining up was something I had to do . |
| 20 | ‘ I suppose it 's because I 've got a naughty face . ’ |
| 21 | I suppose it 's because she 's got something else to think about now . |
| 22 | I suppose it 's because people do n't put canvas with paint daubed on it very high up on their list of personal needs , especially when there are bills to pay and food to buy … |
| 23 | I suppose it 's because you 've had so much experience . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ I suppose it 's because he comes from this area — his home is here . |
| 25 | I suppose it was because he could n't . |
| 26 | I suppose it was because we know he 's been highly-strung lately — his peculiar behaviour at the airport , for a start — that it took longer than it should have done for me to think over properly what had happened . |
| 27 | ‘ I suppose it was because she moved in with him , ’ said William , defensively . |
| 28 | I suppose it was because we would have had to talk about it then , and you 'd already decided you were n't going to do that . |
| 29 | ‘ I suppose it was because you had such respect for him that you felt you could leave him in charge of the boarders tonight ? ’ |
| 30 | I suppose it was because she was his only daughter . |