Example sentences of "i [am/are] [adj] because [prep] " in BNC.

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1 I am famous because of him .
2 I am surprised because of the difference in our rankings , but I have played well through the year , ’ added the 22 year-old from Johannesburg . ’
3 I am surprised because of the difference in our rankings , but I have played well through the year , ’ added the 22 year-old from Johannesburg . ’
4 I told Neil I would n't be more than an hour and he gets fussy if I 'm late because of the Whistler . ’
5 It gives it colour erm I 'm sure because of the , of the fact that they 're roasted .
6 In the light of all that , ladies and gentlemen , the choice of a speaker for the Charles Darwin centenary was not difficult , and indeed I know that he welcomed the opportunity to give this lecture , not least I 'm sure because of the controversies and the general noise that have erupted once again over the issues of evolution , both in the academies of the civilized western world , and even in deepest Arkensaw
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