Example sentences of "[noun] because [pers pn] think [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm , I do n't like long titles , and er , and erm , and I am wary also of the public protection words because I think they do infer , as , as was stated quite clearly at personnel , they do infer that the Chief Fire Officer 's somewhere in there as well , and he is n't . |
| 2 | One has to try and explain what it is we are about and why we 're doing it and , if necessary , perhaps point out a few distinctions that may exist , for instance , between the professional and the amateur scene , not that I like using those words because I think they 're fraught with all sort of potential misunderstandings . |
| 3 | " They live on a boat because they think it 's smart . " |
| 4 | And they do n't like speed because they think it is not a pleasant stuff to sniff . |
| 5 | And I would if I 'm gon na use that term because I think I would be taking a flier with you . |
| 6 | BOURNEMOUTH gave Harry Redknapp a £100,000 golden handshake when he left the club because they thought he was quitting football , it was revealed yesterday . |
| 7 | It was a trick , a way of helping his mother , and a cruel experiment because he thought he knew best . |
| 8 | If the authorities refrain from using force because they think it wiser to use other means , the effect is often as follows : … to prevent or resist violence , the governing class may use guile , cunning , fraud and corruption — in short . |
| 9 | I was fond of that duvet because I thought it was hers . |
| 10 | Some of them are only fighting because they think they 've got nothing left to lose . ’ |
| 11 | We actually put it down in our own manifesto because we thought it was a good idea . |
| 12 | Dennis will try very hard to help Tommy run the campaign because he thinks it 's an excellent idea . |
| 13 | For a while though , I had a psychological block to sailing in fresher winds because I thought my weight and strength was not up to it . |
| 14 | Erm , unfortunately lately she 's erm , stopped drinking because I think she had a drink problem , no she 's just being trying quite to cut down , no she 's being really good |
| 15 | ‘ He was adamant about rugby because he thought it was too physical for me . |
| 16 | Partly , I was n't doing the work because I thought my tutor had decided I was a poof but , more importantly , I was dragging my feet because I was n't keen on the work itself . |
| 17 | Mr Ralph had taken his children to the Disney resort in Florida because he thought they would enjoy it , but he had fallen in love with Mickey Mouse himself . |
| 18 | He said : ‘ I undertook work as a Justice of the Peace because I think I have a highly developed sense of fair play . |
| 19 | Jane because I think it looks quite warm |
| 20 | I hope councillor has n't been puzzling about this question because I think she should have had adequate warning erm the cycling part of working party was agreed by city board on the ninth of on the seventh of December is to come to an end and such work has er relates to cycling within a new transport working party . |
| 21 | Can I sorry could I could I take obviously take some question people wish to ask a question because I think it 's important that before people start drifting away we actually bring the meeting to some conclusion and determine where we 're gon na go with the meeting once it 's actually passed . |
| 22 | Let me tell you how I see this whole difficult question because I think it is interesting . |
| 23 | It was just before the Battle of Alamein — Bletchley was providing Montgomery with vital intelligence — and , had I but known it , Leslie was , almost at that same moment , listening on the wireless to ‘ One Fine Day ’ , and suffering because he thought he would never see me again . |
| 24 | Incidentally the Mirror mentioned that Lee Chapman has a new book out in which he ‘ reveals ’ that Frogslegs left in a huff because he thought he had carried the can for the defeat by Rangers . |
| 25 | Peter Donaldson of Red Lion Bookshop in Colchester spelled out the indirect effects of the Dillons discounting campaign quite graphically : ‘ One person came into the shop and was uncertain about buying Michael Palin 's Pole to Pole because she thought she would be able to buy it cheaper in Dillons . |
| 26 | The crowd gently goaded him by chanting : ‘ Kenny what 's the score ? ’ and afterwards Dalglish admitted : ‘ I am disappointed we did n't get anything from the match because I thought we played well enough . |
| 27 | I think it is a shame because I think there are another 150,000 people in England who would really like the album if they were aware of it . ’ |
| 28 | I avoided the chocolate cake because I thought it looked a little sickly . |
| 29 | No as long as you 've finished Mr because I think you erm introduced the topic of erm when he was recaptured . |
| 30 | The extract from the file on Tweed you sent with the courier made the point he often stays at top places because he thinks he 's less likely to be noticed . ’ |