Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] because i did " in BNC.
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1 | It was no good my saying it sounded like a circumscribed area of peritonitis because I did n't know what was behind it |
2 | I 'm only here under duress because I did n't want to go to court over this nonsense . |
3 | I am worried as well about the way you asked me where I went after we 'd arrived in Oxford because I did n't tell you the truth then either , I went to Holywell cemetery and went to the grave of a friend of mine . |
4 | And I hated having to give her my letters to you , but I could n't think how else to get in touch because I did n't know your address in Australia . ’ |
5 | How dare he whip up strangers to hostility because I did n't wear clothes clearly indicating my sex — what was it to them whether I was a woman or a man ? |
6 | 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 . |