Example sentences of "because it [was/were] something " in BNC.
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| 1 | My girlfriend at the time was the daughter of an exterior decorator , and I hated exterior decorating — I mean , even at home just helping out — I hated it , but I did it because it was something to do . |
| 2 | They were rather pleased with themselves for saying this , because it was something the Gruagach would find quite flattering and , also , it had not referred to the Wolfkings , which would have been extremely discourteous , not to say disastrous . |
| 3 | She did n't want to , nobody in their senses would want to : she did it because it was something her mother usually did . |
| 4 | She also sensed that Silas was taking her to see the kiwi because it was something he himself enjoyed doing . |
| 5 | Because it was something that was totally out of character . |