Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] 's [subord] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Right , now we 're way behind here , and I suspect it 's because of a lot of chattering . |
| 2 | If I , if I get another species next year nesting , that has n't nested before and I know it 's because of the effort of putting in reeds , trees , whatever I 've put in there , we 're , we 're trying to get to nest here , if they nest that 'll be really , er that 'll be a great thing because er they feed on the apple erm I thought somebody said er who said there was a hundred a seventy five here er a week ago and that 'd be great to get them to nest , be really good . |
| 3 | I retain some of these feelings but know it 's because of indoctrination not because it 's necessarily true . |
| 4 | Reporter asks : Do you think it 's because of your background ? |
| 5 | He thinks it 's because of the sausages that people do n't like him enough to ask him to tea ; but it is n't really . |
| 6 | If anyone thinks it 's because of the bait I use for my carp fishing , well I 'm being out-fished when I 'm after carp , pike and zander ! |
| 7 | What comes across in both my interests and any skills which is n't really reconcilable with this I do n't think is that erm I 've got sort of , because of , I think it 's cos of my academic experience cos I did an arts degree with a lot of research and stuff , is that I , I like researching , data collecting , processing information . |
| 8 | I think it 's cos of them , well I mean |
| 9 | And I think it 's because of the way the farmers have been split differently , and I think this is where it is very essential is n't it , |
| 10 | And it 's not fair to say it 's because of the beard because the beard 's not my fault , they just did n't shave in the jungle in whatever century it 's going to be when we get there and I know I grew it early but that 's the way I am , I like to start thinking myself into the part as soon as possible . |
| 11 | And the pressure remained at the top : no access to the old boys ' clubs or men 's rooms for deal-making , and the constant reminder that ‘ if a man fails it 's because he 's inadequate , but if a female does it 's because of her sex . ’ |
| 12 | But I said to her she never gets higher than a commended cos , she knows it 's cos of her weight . |