Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] because i have " in BNC.

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1 ‘ They phoned about 10.30 at night , and of course because I had everything here , I was available .
2 I 'd been in and out of hospitals , where my veins had been pumped full of glucose because I 'd refused to eat .
3 Just six weeks till the end of term because I 've got my books for six weeks and they 've used , date stamped in them is the last day of term ca n't be bad can it ?
4 I wished I could have screens put round my bed like the really sick people had , so that instead of giving me sidelong glances of pity because I had no visitors , people would drop their voices and whisper sepulchrally to interested outsiders , " Poor little thing — she 's dying , you know . "
5 Well we had oh I 'm trying to think what we had today oh got out of assembly because I had to go and speak to this maths teacher who 's dead boring !
6 But if money ca n't tempt Benn , Eubank hopes a reminder of wounded pride will , saying : ‘ Benn will always rate under me in terms of seniority because I have beaten him .
7 I told you I sleep in that chair , did n't I ? — It must have been about midnight because I 'd just watched this film and that did n't finish until half eleven .
8 ‘ I would like to encourage girls to go into science because I have found it one of the most rewarding careers , ’ said Dr Henderson .
9 Is it because I am consumed with envy when I pass the Woodborough bookshop , and there is Eleanor 's newest novel in a special display , and with resentment because I have n't heard from Mary for over a year because she is so busy now , commuting to Brussels being a Euro-lawyer ?
10 I listened but if it 's of no evidential value there is no point in listening because I 've got so much on my mind at that time erm to sort out that threat in there that I certainly ca n't recall what was exactly said or even along the lines of what was said .
11 I am sorry that the hon. Gentleman was not able to join us in Committee because I have enjoyed his contributions in previous Committees of which he has been a member .
12 I knew all about it in theory because I had a young Bhabi and she used to tell her friends about her experiences and I used to overhear ( laughs ) .
13 Erm , I 'm in favour because I had a walkabout with therefore I would like to say on five point three the and on five point six I would like to say B can we just have some traffic calming on the boundary , such as Lane , Road ?
14 But when it got dark , I had to go to bed because I had no light .
15 ‘ I got hassle all the way through school because I had the wrong haircut and would n't wear uniform and I was just annoying and disruptive .
16 He said : ‘ I considered it my duty to get informed about politics because I had a vote .
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