Example sentences of "do it because [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You think I 've done it because of what you said ! ’ |
| 2 | I know because many years ago I happened to be in the right place , in the ambulance I was driving at the right time and was able to e effect a rescue of an old woman from her smoke filled house at Burstill Ten minutes later I could not have done it because of the smoke . |
| 3 | ‘ I ca n't do it because of him/her . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ A corporate finance house could n't do it because of competition with other corporate finance houses whereas we have no involvement in that respect . ’ |
| 5 | Willy has replied and said , he wo n't be able to do it because of his domestic circumstances . |
| 6 | Mm , I suppose they have to do it because of the computing erm , departments , has some equipment they want . |
| 7 | ‘ Just afterwards , he said he had decided not to do it because of other work commitments , so the project came to a halt as a result of the difficulty in finding an actor to play the part ; it was n't really a gag script — it was made for an actor more than a comedian . |
| 8 | Christ God dealt with the problem which spoiled his image in us and he has to do it because of fundamental thing , he 's got ta do it from the centre , you know you can get an apple , an ordinary apple and you can polish it up and you can have it so that it 's bright and glistening and the red is almost you know it , it , it , it almost dazzles you the shining on it , it 's got a real good polish on the skin , but inside , there 's a grub , and all the polishing in the world does n't get rid of the grub , and you see that 's so often what we do , we polish and polish away on the outside , that 's gon na make us better but it 's only skin deep because inside the grub is having a field day , he 's having a party of all party 's , he 's got an whole apple to himself and the grub of sin in your life and in my life is having , has a field day and we polish the outside and we try and make it look good and we be we become presentable and there like the apple on the market stall it looks good , it looks tremendous until you take a bite out of it and you see in the bit that you 've bitten there 's a , there 's a hole going through and you wonder where the grub is , is it in the bit that 's left or in the bit that you 've eaten and this is just like sin you see in our lives and so God in Christ he did n't deal with the outside bit , he did n't bother trying to make our conditions better , he did n't bother trying to work on the outside , that 's the difference between the gospel and social work and there 's nothing wrong with social work , it 's just that it 's going , it 's coming from the wrong end , it starts on the outside , it will educate people if we give them better housing , if we give them better circumstances , if we give them better wages , now all these things are right and that we should have them , but that does n't make any difference , you see , the person is a sinner , all he becomes if you educate him is an educated sinner , if you give him a huge pay rise all he becomes is a rich sinner , if you put him in a palace all he becomes is er a sinner living in a palace , it does n't make any basic difference to the person . |
| 9 | But you would n't have done it quite you would have thought about whether you did it , whereas the moment you 've been forced to do it because of the cuts that have been forced upon us by the Poll Tax capping . |
| 10 | You have to be prepared to stand on the putting green for ages , which I do n't like doing , but I 'm having to do it because on Tour all the best players average less than 30 putts per round . ’ |
| 11 | I quite like doing it because of the funny taste on my fingers . |
| 12 | I 'm not doing it because of that , I 'm doing it because I prefer to do it , but it is n't that , it 's just the fact that I wo n't be here tomorrow to go and |
| 13 | I had to practically bite my knuckles to keep my hands off you for the last three weeks , and I did it because of your innocence ! |
| 14 | You did it because of your love for another lady . |
| 15 | I do it because in these hills , being poor , one feels responsible and many people ca n't afford the trip to the nearest town . |