Example sentences of "[noun] because he [is] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 He says he ca n't even play with his grandchildren because he 's in so much pain .
2 ‘ We 're not sure where he is at the moment because he 's on leave , ’ said Major Astle .
3 Major Astle said : ‘ We 're not sure where he is at the moment because he 's on leave .
4 one which does not exclude the bailor from possession , an action for conversion against a third person is maintainable by either bailor or bailee ; by the bailee because he is in possession , by the bailor because it is said that his title to the goods draws with it the right to possession , that the bailee is something like his servant and that the possession of the one is equivalent to that of the other .
5 He said : ‘ Alan rang me the other night and told me to bring my hosepipe because he 's on fire at the moment .
6 Bob understands the problems because he 's in a wheelchair .
7 Poor old Jim always has to make the decision because he is in command , okay ?
8 When we moved in here , he took out a loan because he 's in a band and wanted a new guitar , but we could n't afford the payments on Social .
9 Well I 'm , I 'm the same , I was talking to Rob the other day and er , I forget how I mentioned it , but I said something about , oh I think it 's because I was saying why do n't you come up like this week because he 's off this week , and er , he was making some excuse or other , oh I 've got three weeks off in the summer , oh I 'd sooner come up when I 've got this longest spell off , you know , and I want to get this chimney done and blah , blah
10 The England captain said : ‘ We 've done it despite a lot of injuries and we 've been without Mark Waugh for the last six matches because he 's with the Australian team in Sri Lanka .
11 No I wo n't Niki because he 's in the car and if he wakes up and he 's going to be so unhappy .
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