Example sentences of "because [pers pn] [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When dey blow a whistle it 's because dey dig de style |
| 2 | I thank all of dem because dey pave de way , yu see |
| 3 | Michael : Like me now , them no too bother with me because them think , say me a half-breed , you know . |
| 4 | 5 B m : : L because society ( do n't want them in it ) B because , because them start / it off in first place dey know it 's wrong ( . ) |
| 5 | Because me study Slavery me know wea dem cumin from , |
| 6 | It 's good for me to come away because I smoke fewer . |
| 7 | I really resent the fact that I have been labelled a bad mother because I smoke . ’ |
| 8 | I 'm growing them for the wedding , they 'll have to get cut because I break them . |
| 9 | At least the manager did n't pounce on me just because I shut my eyes for a few moments . ’ |
| 10 | However , the tale seems to have followed him , because I gather some of his parishioners certainly thought he had deviant tendencies in spite of his having a wife and son . |
| 11 | Erm now could you help me on some of the the terminology used because I gather that six of the packages have been or about to be erm priced on the basis of a ascertained costs erm I I just wondered if if that was a sort of euphemism for for a cost plus . |
| 12 | ‘ Because I listen to a lot of jazz and classical music and the others listen to harder stuff , I find it a challenge to try and incorporate my influences into what we do , ’ Adam enthuses , dropping in the expression ‘ be-bop hardcore ’ to pinpoint his guitar quirks . |
| 13 | Because I assume they pay er , just for one licence now ? |
| 14 | because I assume the audience knows as much about control and sub contractors as I do |
| 15 | I 've loved you because I like relationships to be comfortable and not too much hard work , and sex to be civilised . |
| 16 | So I 've looked after myself but I 've worked hard as well because I like a certain lifestyle and it costs a fair amount to sustain . |
| 17 | I could show her a bit of Indian , Chinese or Middle Eastern , all heavily adapted , because I like messing around with other people 's culinary canons , but mainly I 'd have to show her my version of Italian , and the liberties I 've taken with that do n't bear repetition . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'm escaping because I like escaping , ’ replied Mould . |
| 19 | Answering the question ‘ why read romances ? ’ by picking the statement , ‘ Because I like to read about the strong , virile heroes ’ , is likely to be interpreted as the reader 's view of masculinity , rather than a comment on the textual function of the male hero in the romance . |
| 20 | Because I like you , Breeze , and it makes my blood boil to think of you slaving away as you do . |
| 21 | This might be on the basis of a particular attribute such as colour or shape , or a more abstract quality such as use or even ‘ because I like them ’ . |
| 22 | It 's because I like the way the note A sounds on the top string better than I do on the second , but I like A on the second string better than I do on the third , and so on . |
| 23 | I believe in coil-tapping because I like single coil-type sounds , but all this parallel/series switching is something I 'd probably avoid on my own guitar . |
| 24 | I just do it because I like helping others . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Because I like the fashion , and because I 'm an activist for what I believe in . |
| 26 | If that 's being an idiot then I guess I 'm an idiot , and I 'll be a happy idiot because I like travelling light and having fun . |
| 27 | I opted for the neckband , as I usually do , because I like to do these double , so if the front bands go on first I have to do two buttonholes on the double fabric of the neckband . |
| 28 | Eubank admitted : ‘ From what I can make out , this will be a good fight — unfortunately for me , because I like to get the job over and done with and go home with the minimum of fuss . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ My weak spots are my right knee and lower back , but I wo n't let on much because I like to make out I am indestructible . ’ |
| 30 | But I did n't get married four times because I like trolling down the aisle , I got married four times because I like the idea of being married and I like sharing my life with a man . |