Example sentences of "be [adj] it [be] because " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am afraid it was because he did not want to get entangled with the left on such an emotional issue . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Yes , and I am sure it is because Sir John meant him to have the house . |
| 3 | Q Our heating bills are always astronomical in the winter and I 'm convinced it 's because we live in an old draughty house . |
| 4 | And I 'm sure it 's because they 're in charge of what they 're learning — that they 've chosen something interesting to them and are following it up . |
| 5 | And I 'm sure it 's because they live in the Jungle not in cities . |
| 6 | I 'm sure it 's because he 's prone to that . |
| 7 | From somewhere I got the idea of going to art college I 'm sure it was because I 'd read about all the rock musicians who 'd started their bands at art colleges — John Lennon and Keith Richards in particular . |
| 8 | I , I 'm sure it was because he realized that if it was a sole account , you would n't normally be able t a husband and wife would n't be able to draw on it freely , but as you say , you could . |
| 9 | ‘ In the end , they told me to give him a bottle because he was too hungry to feed properly , but looking back I 'm sure it was because they did n't have time to help me ; and after two days I had to go home because they needed the bed . |
| 10 | An old gentleman from Stowmarket , his name 's Mr I 'm sure it was because er , you see , my father and I used to go up Stowmarket Road sometimes after church or chapel and er and go for a walk up there and used to meet this Mr who played the organ Stowmarket and very course but erm but I had a wonderful life really |
| 11 | ‘ If I 'm bitter it 's because I resent being here . |
| 12 | If the fish was fresh it was because it had been deep frozen within minutes of being caught and packed up to be bought by her goodness only knew how many months later for Mark 's Lenten supper . |
| 13 | She did n't believe me when I said I was sure it was because she was n't taking the carriage far enough over to the right , clearing the pattern selector . |
| 14 | But I idiotically thought I could see Antoinette and Piers looking rather amused and I was sure it was because they felt I did n't know him as well as I 'd said . |
| 15 | Dexter wondered at first whether it was because he was black or a probationer , but after a few months he was sure it was because of his Jamaican origins . |