Example sentences of "be [adj] because [pron] [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And do n't be upset because they want to , girl . |
| 2 | I emphasise that we believe , as my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State has said , that top-up fees should be unnecessary because we have planned , and continue to plan , to provide sufficient public funding to support the expansion of high-quality teaching in our universities . |
| 3 | Of course some cases of self-regulation would be profitable because they increase trade ( an example might be the association of life insurance offices ) , but others might be socially desirable yet bedevilled by public good problems — who is to fund the regulatory body ? |
| 4 | It must not be thought that such differences are mere matters of imagination , and that we take the sensations to be different because we represent each of them to ourselves as occupying a different place . |
| 5 | Most will be empty because they have been repossessed from mortgage defaulters . |
| 6 | I 've also got to be careful because they 've got size eights upstairs as well that Robert got them |
| 7 | It 's been three days now I 'm not sure though I could be wrong because I have n't slept very well I have nightmares of a man and they think it 's me but it is n't , is it ? |
| 8 | His recent return to England brought with it a 120-day qualification ban and he admitted : ‘ This game will be crucial because I need the extra edge . |
| 9 | I shall be brief because I realise that at least two other hon. Members wish to take part in the debate . |
| 10 | People will not be exempt because they have a physical disability . |
| 11 | From all the available data in the charts you decide you must be large-framed because you weigh 9 st 11 lb. |
| 12 | I mean it 's going to be contentious because I mean erm certainly Cynthia , to a smaller extent erm Mandy , would argue that whilst you 've got York College of Further |
| 13 | Many of these patients claim that they can not be fat because they eat only one meal a day . |
| 14 | And you should be happy because you have made your sale , given your customers credit , and avoided giving it yourself . |
| 15 | Their meaning will be apparent because they relate to an immediate context . |
| 16 | But the subtext texts reads somewhat differently : ‘ I want to be thin because I do n't like flesh . ’ |
| 17 | He says : ‘ They may be worried because they feel that something is wrong with their child , but can not work out what it is . |
| 18 | I have known patients to be worried because they have on occasion fallen asleep while practising — but in fact this does not matter . |
| 19 | Sibling rows can be beneficial because they show that it 's possible to be angry with someone you love , but there 's a vital difference between that sort of infighting and the division that favouritism can cause . |
| 20 | I do n't know if accounts 'll be ready because they 've got to set up new bank accounts in Norway and Denmark and accounts with the credit card companies in both of the countries separately . |
| 21 | do you wan na little bit more table , that 's gon na be alright because you 've erm , if I move them if you put on that , if I hold them on my lap and then they wo n't get , you wo n't want to ask me , do you want another one ? |
| 22 | We tell them to be quiet because we want them to look at television , or say it 's too wet to go out for a walk when they are wanting to wear their new wellies . |