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 . |