Example sentences of "[noun] because i [verb] [not/n't] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I put my hands over my ears because I did n't want to know what was happening . |
| 2 | I had to walk all the way to Magnus 's house in the dark because I did n't have any money . |
| 3 | I 'm a car owner who 's actually thinking of selling my car because I do n't use it much in Glasgow I do n't need to , I can actually walk to work and to come to somewhere like Edinburgh tonight I would much prefer to use the train , but I think we could have much more adequal plans to do with pedestrianizing city centres so that cars were banned from them altogether , they could bring back trams which are much less in terms of pollution , they might not make us big profits for the company 's but they are a very good way , we , a lot of European cities still use trams . |
| 4 | Millwall manager Mick McCarthy admitted : ‘ I did advise the lads to cool down at half-time because I did n't want anyone sent off . |
| 5 | That was said in anger and confusion because I did n't want you to know how much you 'd hurt me ! ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm going to see a sports psychologist because I have n't been focusing on the job and I must become more positive . ’ |
| 7 | Clearly clearly there are o there are there are clear reasons in my view why that route was chosen but there are As I say I find th somewhat at a disadvantage because I have n't come prepared to talk about the relative merits in great detail of the two routes . |
| 8 | As her son Charles , the new Earl Spencer , observes : ‘ It was a dreadful time for my parents and probably the root of their divorce because I do n't think they ever got over it . ’ |
| 9 | You see this is why I want the management committee because I do n't really want to bother of interviewing somebody else and getting somebody else , do you see what I mean ? . |
| 10 | I never did anything and I never played with children when I was a child because I did n't want to play with peasants on the estate , so I never did anything except sketching , painting and reading , and I 'm still doing pretty well exactly the same thing , and learning languages . |
| 11 | Be a pal , Kate , and slip me the copy of Gay News you hide under your desk because I do n't allow it in the library , talk about work , Kate , discuss how we spend £5000 on economics books for the university libraries , tell me about how you 're stopping the students thieving my favourite art books , but please for God 's sake , Kate , do n't be difficult , do n't talk about imperialism and marxism and feminism , I 've heard it all before and said it all myself , twenty years ago before I had a wife and children to support . |
| 12 | But it is guesswork because I do n't know the gentlemen concerned and I do n't know the full facts . |
| 13 | He was basically directing the session because I did n't know Italian , neither did David . |
| 14 | It was looking a mess because I had n't had the heart to tidy it ; the sky outside had a yellow-grey sameness , without a hint of where the sun might be , and in that light the flowers on the dirty brown wallpaper looked sadder than ever . |
| 15 | Er something else may be a query because I do n't understand the reasoning that is put forward . |
| 16 | I think we 'll just have a nice quiet day today erm there 's a little bit of a snag because I do n't quite know what we 're going to do about all these children that like to go to the library . |
| 17 | I 've been doin' all sorts of jobs since then , and livin' in all sorts of lodgings , and now I 've been chucked out of me last place because I did n't 'ave any job or any money . |
| 18 | I just put a few things in the wrong place because I did n't read , you know , put them in too soon . |
| 19 | ‘ I mean resign because you wo n't let me teach biology because I do n't believe in God . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I 'm surprised to have broken the record because I did n't push it until near the end . ’ |
| 21 | I 'm I 'm really mentioning th this for the record because I do n't think it er it goes to the heart of the issue since erm the the erm Richmondshire allocation does not depend on these figures , but I do want to emphasize that er doing something about the commuting problem is an issue in Richmondshire . |
| 22 | I think I did n't mention food in my diary during this period because I did n't want to mention my own eating-habits . |
| 23 | That 's a shame because I do n't normally use overheads and I 've got into them this year and er my stats group in particular , who get the same sort of treatment as you do , have actually said th |
| 24 | ( 2d ) My uncle is n't coming home from Canada because I do n't have an uncle . |
| 25 | I shall nevertheless vote against the motion and I shall vote for the amendment although as much as I wished it had happened or , or erm a different proposal to Mr because I do n't think it helps your argument when you call your opponents instead of arguing face and er unlike Mr I actually do believe its in subsidiarity and I think we should accept Leicester and Leicester only and what the Leicester hunt will do should be decided here in Leicester , not in Westminster , er any more than the composition of our offices should be , should be decided in Brussels and I believe in subsidiarity . |
| 26 | It is in that sense and you need product because I do n't think we have any competition on this at all . |
| 27 | Well I have n't done anything at the moment because I did n't I did n't think it was worth it actually . |
| 28 | Not at the moment because I have n't gone through how to do that . |
| 29 | er , erm , speaking in favour of the motion against the amendment , quite strongly against the amendment because I do n't believe it moves that debate any further and the debate , as a number of speakers have said , will go on beyond this chamber , Chair . |
| 30 | I was n't looking for a job because I had n't finished my training , but er a friend of mine has h her father is a G P in Loughton , and he erm was at a meeting with the senior partner of my practice , and they said do you know of anybody who 's interested in a partnership ? |