Example sentences of "[adj] because i could [not/n't] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I felt an almost unbearably painful sense of beauty and order — painful because I could not imagine it would prevail . |
| 2 | so ill because I could n't afford it |
| 3 | I was very confused because I could n't make it work , but not could I break it . |
| 4 | Although I knew it was n't my fault , I always felt frustrated because I could n't do anything to help . |
| 5 | I wanted to get pregnant because I could n't cope living at home . |
| 6 | I nearly starved at first because I could n't bear the idea of eating — well — insects and the like , but it 's amazing what you can get used to . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I went from feeling useless because I could n't get work to feeling defiant . |
| 8 | ‘ Once I felt I should go mad because I could n't finish The Watsons . ’ |