Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] be because [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh I was in repudiation of my contract well I du n no what what it means to repude some things , you know I jumped to get a dictionary and found out , but I really do n't know what my contract was because I do n't think we ever had any . |
| 2 | The reason why I consulted my brief was because I am to visit the Young Vic shortly and I was not certain whether the hon. Gentleman would appear on the stage or in the audience on that occasion . |
| 3 | It was a less lively face than her sister 's because it was more turned in , more contemplative , less concerned with the things of this world . |
| 4 | And she also knew that the reason for her pettiness was because she feared that Silas was disappointed in Doreen 's refusal to help at the barbecue . |
| 5 | Miller said his resignation was because it was best for the re-emerging company . |
| 6 | The only reason he 'd changed his mind was because he 'd received advance notification that there would be a choice morsel on offer that day — a boy named Garimel . |
| 7 | S but what they say is part of his managerial status demanded him having a company car to which I was given one as well but in effect that then became his wife 's because he was still banned for drink driving . |
| 8 | As he had expected , she assumed his apology was because he had been so bold in the maid 's presence . |
| 9 | And I would n't do it to Russell when Russell 's going to his mother 's because I 'd |
| 10 | In fact , she thought , she had never even remotely known what love was because it was what she felt now , and it certainly was nothing like what she had ever felt before . |
| 11 | I was told that one reason why many Conservative politicians were sympathetic towards our Report was because they did not at first realise that our insistence that all children should speak and write Standard English did not involve any recommendation about RP . |