Example sentences of "that it be because [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I imagine , Professor Summerfield , ’ his voice floated back to them , ‘ that it 's because we are under surveillance , and in any case we can only go in one direction — oh . ’ |
| 2 | I suppose I should say that it 's because it would be best for her but of course it is n't , it 's because it would be best for me . |
| 3 | No no , there are natural , we always have a strong preference for something but we can actually develop them , just like management style we have a strong preference for , for one style but it is something that we can learn can get more and try and rationale sort of like theoretical we can try and rationalize what 's perhaps happening is that in situations when we 're not gaining a lot and it could be that it 's because it 's had a lot of activity and we can actually gain more from it we can rationalize it and analyze it . |
| 4 | But now I begin to see that it 's because I do n't know what love is . |
| 5 | Now I understand that it is because we were n't part of the system . |
| 6 | The Church of Scotland audio-visual team filmed an interview with me about our methods , and too late I realised they were making a film about ‘ groups ’ , whereas I maintain that it is because we are not a group that we succeed . |
| 7 | He feels that it is because he has a high ethical and moral standard in his approach to sacred sites that he has earned their trust over the years . |
| 8 | The hon. Lady persists — I do not think that it is because she does not understand — in making the bogus comparison between in-patient and out-patient waits now and in 1979 . |
| 9 | He asked them why elephants did n't ride bicycles and explained that it was because they had n't any thumbs to ring the bell with . |
| 10 | I did not ask him why , but I sensed that it was because he knew the culprit . |
| 11 | It may be that it was because he was so secure in East Anglia that Offa was subsequently able to involve himself so much more forcefully in the south-east . |
| 12 | Indeed , quite early on , I tried to work out in my mind what it was that made his personality ( though he did not like the word ) so compelling ; and I came to the conclusion that it was because he did not let me down in my own estimation of him . |
| 13 | If , nevertheless , it is accurate , and Eadric was known as someone unwilling to oppose the Scandinavians , one can speculate that it was because he profited from the raising of tribute by acquiring the lands of defaulters . |
| 14 | On being asked what constituted such vulgarity , it was explained that it was because it had ‘ neither vest nor pants to cover his lower limbs ! ’ |
| 15 | ‘ When I got back and found your note I did n't think for a minute that it was because you thought I was the father of the child . |
| 16 | I did n't have a boyfriend , and I was convinced that it was because I was too fat . |
| 17 | I used to tell myself that it was because I wanted so much to believe it that I felt that way . |
| 18 | Gazzer realized that it was because she was pleased with herself . |
| 19 | If Alina was looking cynical , Angelica could only suppose that it was because she 'd earned the right to be . |