Example sentences of "because [pron] [am/are] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am entitled to my children 's respect simply because I am their father/mother . |
| 2 | I mean he 's been known to do that because he you know what is going to happen with him commercially in his newspapers and he 's actually very clever and I mean none of us I mean okay and I think Peter might be the but I can get quite upset or intense or distressed or whatever the word is about that sort of stuff , because I am my background is journalism and I 'm quite pure about it , but we 're living in reality times here and the reality times is that he has got certain agendas . |
| 3 | I had seen it happen at close quarters because I am his caddie . |
| 4 | So you forgive me because I am your friend when I tell you it is perhaps — baby . |
| 5 | And then when they get bigger you give them more and more freedom to do just what they want to do and all you do is watch carefully and make sure they 're not doing anything obviously , outrageously daft but you let them find themselves and if there are problems they bring their problems to you and you sit down and you quietly talk about it , there 's not shouting , no I say you 've got to do this because I am your parent ! |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm warning you because I 'm your friend , Tom , ’ Silver was saying . |
| 7 | I might 've considered coming into the business if dear Daddy had n't already got Big Brother as a co-director , ready to take over from him , and if he did n't make it so plain that he only tolerates me because I 'm your husband . |
| 8 | ‘ You call me that because I 'm your father , ’ he said , and shot a glance at Ashley . |
| 9 | Just because I 'm your tenant , Rose . ’ |
| 10 | Even if we had n't seen each other for ages and ages , I 'd know he was still fond of me because I 'm his sister . |
| 11 | Because I 'm his disease . |
| 12 | If I can say he 's smug because I 'm his sister , I can also say he 's a man of very high principles . ’ |
| 13 | Because you are her granddaughter , there is something of her in you . ’ |
| 14 | I love you because you are my brother , my mother , my father , my sister , my dog . |
| 15 | Love for another is one of the main derivatives of this awareness of difference ( two bodies in different skins ) and the accompanying gratitude when good things are provided : ‘ I love you because you are my mother and give me the good things I need . ’ |
| 16 | You decided I would not go to the police , because you are my daughter . |
| 17 | I shall always be gentle to you because you are my king and creator . |
| 18 | They ask : will you do something for me , because you are my friend ? |
| 19 | ‘ Because you 're my enemy . |
| 20 | I know that , really , but it 's because you 're my mother . |
| 21 | " That 's why I 'm telling you , " he said , " because you 're my darling Nico 's greatest friend . " |
| 22 | I tend to be a little formal because you 're my boss . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I expect it 's because you 're my stepbrother , ’ Jenna said sarcastically . |
| 24 | ‘ Because you 're my cousin , and because I feel sorry that you still have the need to carry out these childish tricks . ’ |
| 25 | I like you because you 're my friend . |
| 26 | Bina , I say to myself — you think these people will be nice to you because you 're your parents ' daughter , because you 're Cal 's friend and she 's pretty , because you 're Chris 's … |
| 27 | The people because you do n't have children who are very close to you because they 're your spouse 's nephew and niece but they 're not your nephew and your niece . |
| 28 | Yeah , because they 're our cards . |
| 29 | Our own genes cooperate with one another , not because they are our own but because they share the same outlet — sperm or egg — into the future . |
| 30 | Well if you think that then you 're not going to be a good performer , because they are our chief intimate media . |