Example sentences of "because [pron] 've " in BNC.

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1 Because I 've decided to give up the artificial fiction of being myself for the genuine , satisfying falseness of being somebody else .
2 Because I 've had to spend a couple of nights in a porchway ? ’
3 Mrs Kavanagh 's claim can not be , because I 've spent 25 years editing , arranging and completing his work .
4 I do n't think what you run makes any difference , because I 've run companies of very diverse natures and the principles that apply to British Steel at one end apply equally to a small company at the other end of the scale .
5 If you rationalise it by saying I do n't want a row because I 've got so much on my plate , it usually bounces back at you , often in an amplified form .
6 Well , it is really strange , because I 've done quite a lot of stage work , but it 's funny because a lot of people — even other film actors — do n't know about it .
7 ‘ I must admit I was a little anxious before we started because I 've looked the same for years — but now I 'm very happy with my new style .
8 I know because I 've tried it as well , and I would say it was a large contributing factor to a breakdown of understanding , because at this point I was watching the deterioration of the relationship between Tony DeFries and David .
9 Charles , her husband , jokes all the time about what I 'm wearing , insists that I join them for formal dinners late at night , and then teases me throughout them because I 've never eaten squid before , and I do n't know what haggis is made of .
10 It is difficult , because I 've experienced it .
11 I thought : No one is going to find me attractive , because I 've got one leg , so I might as well forget it .
12 And it 's even better because I 've outwitted the TEAM , and there should be something good on tele tonight , and I wonder what there is to eat .
13 ‘ But it does n't matter because I 've had another idea .
14 I do occasionally move through the range two at a time e.g. 4,6,8 but as often as not that is because I 've economised in not buying all the potencies !
15 It 's difficult because I 've worked around the world , in the Middle East , image-wise it 's fascinating .
16 But I wo n't be off for long because I 've to follow Marcus . ’
17 ‘ At one point I thought about stopping , ’ Rasmussen said , ‘ but that would have been a first for me , because I 've never dropped out of a marathon . ’
18 ‘ Then I thought , My Gorgeous Life , because I 've had a gorgeous life and I 'm still having one .
19 ‘ Partly because I 've known him for years .
20 I say , ‘ No you ca n't , because I 've got a bet on with one of the caddies that the winning score will be under par .
21 There 's been no problem matching clients to carers because I 've had a biggish pool to choose from — there 's been about 30 people on the register at any one time — and I 've only been using a maximum of ten at a time . ’
22 But I ca n't walk because I 've got emphysema and I 've only got about a third of a lung as well as arthritis to go with it .
23 ‘ I like antiques , I suppose because I 've become one myself , ’ Milligan said with a wry smile , stirring up the fire .
24 I hear the ghosts of the sailors laughing triumphantly because I 've come to join them .
25 You see , it is n't easy to get this kind of job without having had previous experience , and it 's the only thing I can do , because I 've no qualifications .
26 Russell ( 4.1 ) : Brown , because I 've got brown .
27 Andrew : Because I 've done it before .
28 Because I 've compromised so much on who I thought I was .
29 My advice to anyone who 's interested is to get in touch soon , because I 've got a feeling next year it will be ‘ standing room only ! ’ — Andrew Mercer
30 ‘ On this new album there 's one huge track called The Lighthouse , which a lot of people have heard because I 've been playing it on stage — an hour out of two and a half is this album .
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