Example sentences of "because [pers pn] [be] not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can enjoy the experience of killing or being wounded fully , because I am not killing or being killed . |
| 2 | Taylor said : ‘ It is pointless asking that , because I am not going to do it . |
| 3 | I shall not follow the hon. Member for Newry and Armagh ( Mr. Mallon ) who spoke about Ireland , because I am not qualified to do so , except to say that Ireland recently gave us the best rugby match in the world cup . |
| 4 | Jokes ‘ I will watch the game against Spain because I am not playing . |
| 5 | Because I 'm not kidding you , see that , I mean I 've to buy big bags of it . |
| 6 | ‘ I do n't mind Mrs Meadows being pleased , and I can understand it because it makes things a lot easier with Mr Meadows , but she 's sort of sympathising with Mum because I 'm not engaged ! ’ |
| 7 | I have n't stayed in for about two months , about eight weeks , not one night , and he goes , ‘ I think you should stay in at least one ’ , and I goes , ‘ If you think I 'm staying in then you get lost , because I 'm not staying in this flaming house ’ , and he goes , ‘ You 're staying when I tell you to ’ , and I goes , ‘ I wo n't ’ , and I walked out and came back ten minutes later and said , ‘ I 'm going out , all right ? ’ and he goes , ‘ Okay ’ , and he give me some money to go out and come up here [ to the youth club ] . |
| 8 | Because I 'm not leaving voluntarily . |
| 9 | ‘ I hope you 're right , because I 'm not counting on their benevolence . |
| 10 | So do n't give me that line , because I 'm not buying it ! ’ |
| 11 | because I 'm not eating anything if I think to myself it 's fattening , I 'll |
| 12 | It must be because I 'm not reacting to the socket like the receptionist would . |
| 13 | ‘ You hate me because I have the cash , you hate me because I 'm not tied to a counter in a shop or slaving down the mines for it . |
| 14 | You 'll have to come closer because I 'm not moving . |
| 15 | I never go in changing rooms , because I 'm not prepared for people to say , ‘ Oh , look at her leg ! ’ |
| 16 | We can do it , and if you do , I do n't know , say five calls a day , let us say because I 'm not making any rules , erm , if you could six calls day , without any doubt it would increase your sales by twenty percent , it 'd be good that . |
| 17 | If it 's because I 'm not making one you can make it yourself then . |
| 18 | And I think I 'd better get those in Stowmarket because I 'm not gon na be able to carry all this lot up |
| 19 | it 's not worth it because I 'm not gon na sort of get myself into a position where I 'm only likely , where in other words get a job as a bricklayer |
| 20 | I 'm never gon na , I 'm never gon na learn learn it by concentrating on how I 'm gon na do it , I 'm just gon na have to sing it the way it is because I 'm not gon na learn to do it am I ? |
| 21 | ‘ Because I 'm not marrying Lucenzo for your convenience . ’ |
| 22 | He said he could do them himself because I 'm not having . |
| 23 | ‘ Because I 'm not going straight back to Little Knoll . ’ |
| 24 | I do n't buy it and then go home and play it , because I 'm not going to get anything from it at home , but at 2am , after a gig in Oslo or Munich or Berlin , it sounds damned good . |
| 25 | ‘ For a start , because I 'm not going to let you die — nor is anyone else in this hospital . |
| 26 | And I do n't worry because I 'm not going to be here this time tomorrow . |
| 27 | ‘ Then I must be very rich , ’ said Constance , ‘ because I 'm not going to have any . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Do n't hold your breath , Miguel , because I 'm not going out with you . ’ |
| 29 | But I was n't there , and this is to your advantage because I 'm not going to harp on about my favourite Shankly saying , or pretend I was close friends with the man like certain people do . |
| 30 | Because I 'm not going to buy any more tree decorations this year . |