Example sentences of "[vb -s] [pers pn] 's [subord] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lumb says it 's because they do n't have a branch there , but we think it 's solid Labour to look at all the blue posters . |
| 2 | ‘ He says it 's because he volunteered when he was too young and now he 's been pestering them , but I 've been pestering all three services and got nowhere . ’ |
| 3 | If he makes a bad shot he says it 's because he 's blind but Gary says it 's because his technique is wrong . |
| 4 | He says it 's because it makes him look naff , but it 's more than that . |
| 5 | If he makes a bad shot he says it 's because he 's blind but Gary says it 's because his technique is wrong . |
| 6 | ‘ My dad thinks it 's because they were what they were that they were killed . ’ |
| 7 | She thinks it 's because she was carrying Gemma . |
| 8 | At first she sympathised a bit , but basically she thinks it 's because I dare to walk around and look people in the eye — I 'm too challenging or flirty or something . |
| 9 | ‘ It could develop that way , and if it does it 's because we 're not treating the parents properly . ’ |
| 10 | Heart patient claims it 's because he smokes . |
| 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 . ’ |