Example sentences of "i was [adj] because " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But I was fortunate because then Stoddard took over as a professionally run and profitable company and I 've spent 11 happy years with them . ’ |
| 2 | I was nervous because I did not have any friends and I was worried that I would be on my own . |
| 3 | I was upset because I was proud to play for Scotland but the crowd 's reaction only acted as a spur . |
| 4 | He The gaffer felt I was upset because I was not in the side , but I 've had a virus . |
| 5 | I was guilty because he was nearly killed . |
| 6 | It was a great shot , funnily enough , but I was disappointed because I failed in my attempt to create history in my last match at Lord 's ! ’ |
| 7 | On my first day of school my mum kept trying to wake me but I pretended I was asleep because I was so nervous , eventually mum knew that I was playing a trick . |
| 8 | I pushed past — calamity kills scruple — and explained that I was late because I had been robbed . |
| 9 | I was relieved because I knew Seve would play his best with the sun on his back . |
| 10 | When the bus pulled to a halt and I got off I was relieved because I had finished school and I had the weekend ahead of me so I could enjoy myself . |
| 11 | Tremayne 's own mood appeared to be a deepening depression over the evening 's finale , and I was sorry because he deserved to look back with enjoyment . |
| 12 | Once I was malicious because I was miserable , hut no more . |
| 13 | She offered to do one and I I was shocked because we wer we wanted a baby you see , we wanted the baby . |
| 14 | ‘ When I first met him he thought I was mad because I did n't eat meat . |
| 15 | I was lucky because I had turned my back on illusion , pursuing instead common-sense reality . |
| 16 | ‘ when I played my first match against Portugal I was lucky because it was a bit of a doddle . |
| 17 | I was lucky because we heard that the Government was encouraging women 's employment , so my husband and I went to the Prime Minister 's residence with an application . |
| 18 | He was angry because of the circumstances ; I was angry because I thought we were going to be robbed of the Open . |
| 19 | Although I was angry because he had smiled at Flavia , I went after him . |
| 20 | Of course I was triumphant because she had been rumbled . ’ |
| 21 | I was frustrated because they would n't allow us to release more than two singles from it . |
| 22 | More significantly , perhaps , I was annoyed because I expect this financial services organisation to recognise the totality of its relationship to me when making decisions in respect of specific transactions ; in this case to realise that its interest in my house should be adequate collateral for a small and presumably temporary overdraft . |
| 23 | Yeah , but you see that 's why when Tracy come to me saying she wanted to , to exchange her council house I was annoyed because I said no , I got that council house for Tracy it 's in her name |
| 24 | When I was an adolescent , I was worried because I did n't have spots . |
| 25 | ‘ I was worried because she was n't in church on Sunday . ’ |
| 26 | I was worried because I looked small , but it put me at ease knowing everything was all right inside . |
| 27 | I was surprised because she 'd been throwing herself at him all day and not getting anywhere much . ’ |
| 28 | I was surprised because you showed no defence to his letter . |
| 29 | But I was surprised because the songs are so good that even when they 're getting massacred by cats and dogs or Germans or Russians they still stand up . |
| 30 | Yes , I was surprised because it 's an unusual course for a judge to take , but I was very encouraged that he chose to do so by the terms of his remarks . |