Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] because [pron] do " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , you know , that 's how I knew there was a department somewhere because they do |
| 2 | ‘ He wants people to have a square deal just because he did n't have one . ’ |
| 3 | Eastman Kodak put Interactive on the block at least six months ago because it did not fit its core business interests . |
| 4 | Unlike some holiday companies , we do n't believe in always charging you more money just because you do n't fill up an apartment . |
| 5 | ‘ It took an awful lot of my powers as Chairman of Academic Review and Resources Committee to steer that course through because it did mean a lot of resource implications that were n't obvious at the beginning . |
| 6 | ‘ Most men think Cleo is a boy just because I do n't dress her in pink frocks . ’ |
| 7 | He was going to leave anyway and we 've had a succession of drummers really because he did n't play on the first single . |
| 8 | Pupils are tempted not to do the job properly because they do not see the work as proper' maths . |
| 9 | During the next fortnight , she divided her attentions equally between him and Dunbar , but , she whispered to Harry one evening in the back of the Bentley , she would much prefer to be with him and she was being nice to Pogo only because she did n't want to hurt his feelings . |
| 10 | Well he reckons we 're losing our business now because we did n't give him a deal |
| 11 | Well , er , I became er , unhappy with the communist party many years ago because it did n't follow the philosophical teaching on which works , the erm , erm , dialectical materialism . |
| 12 | Of course people must be advised carefully but it shows great lack of faith in human na in their abilities and a great arrogance on our part Mr Mayor if we fail to market the ideas simply because we do n't feel the populus are competent to understand it . |
| 13 | So I put very little energy into my criminal case partly because I did n't think I would go to prison , and certainly not for more than a month or two . |
| 14 | They should n't be worn all day long because they do n't provide the support young feet need . |
| 15 | Typically , teachers ask questions not because they do not know the answers , but because they want to test their pupils ' knowledge . |
| 16 | It had grown stale and ugly and he 'd left the Party the first time they sent the tanks in , but he did n't stop believing in the dream , the illusion , the myth , any more than he stopped believing in the Devil just because he did n't think there was a God . |
| 17 | ‘ It is more difficult for spinners to grip the ball today because it does not get scuffed like it used to . |
| 18 | You see , I think I was in such a state after glancing at those few pages simply because I did n't read any more . |
| 19 | What else am I supposed to think when my school mate was posted to the area especially because he did n't like black people . ' |
| 20 | Clare said indignantly , ‘ I really do n't want to discuss it , Gran , but I do n't see why I should put up with my husband 's adulteries just because you did — so please do n't try to force me ! ’ |
| 21 | Again , I 'm speaking on America 's behalf here because I do n't live in Europe . |
| 22 | He said said the Government was keeping interest rates high because it did not know what else to do . |
| 23 | Thompson did not know the details then because he did not want to . |
| 24 | Second , we will set-down the perspective of the Liberals and SDP — the parties that have been most active in pressing the case for a new constitution precisely because they do not think they can win within the rules of the old one . |
| 25 | text here because it does make it that little bit more interesting and people are likely to think , oh ! |
| 26 | Well they do n't they keep there prices down because they did n't spend a lot on advertising . |
| 27 | I do n't deny feelings of happiness just because I do n't write about them . |
| 28 | Esther sent a card to Alix , too , but Alix 's mother forwarded it accidentally-on-purpose to the wrong address possibly because she did not care for a rather elaborate allusion to Lacrima Christi in the text , nor for the brightly coloured shiny modern Madonna which the card portrayed . |
| 29 | We 're certainly going to overrun again at lunchtime today because I do want to get Section Secretary 's Report in , and the , certainly the special motion on Swan Hunter Ship Building Limited , so I will take the remainder of the recruitment motions , Report and certainly the special motion . |
| 30 | And I so I , I went to the doctor just because I did n't go , had n't gone for a while |