Example sentences of "because i thought " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Look , Dorothy , I hired you because I thought you might shake the place up a bit , so if you are unhappy here , that 's at least partly my fault . |
| 2 | Partly , I was n't doing the work because I thought my tutor had decided I was a poof but , more importantly , I was dragging my feet because I was n't keen on the work itself . |
| 3 | Because I thought she was peculiar . ’ |
| 4 | The answer is traditional : because I thought I could . |
| 5 | I entered it because I thought it would increase my confidence ; once you 've walked down a catwalk in a swimsuit , you can face most things . |
| 6 | Because I thought he could use me in his own way , and that would make me happy . |
| 7 | ‘ I supported the principle of the community charge at the time because I thought the principle was right . |
| 8 | ‘ I approached Social Services because I thought the child might be in danger , ’ said the 35-year-old woman . |
| 9 | I put in when I planted the garden because I thought that would be useful to know the next year . |
| 10 | Looking for support and because I thought the Royal Society of Chemistry would welcome an opportunity of improving the standing of chemists in the community , some three years ago I sent the secretary-general of the RSC a letter very similar to the one published ( Chem . |
| 11 | I felt so wretched , because I thought I might never see you again . |
| 12 | She was so obviously upset by the break-up that I asked her out to lunch to cheer her up , and I asked her home because I thought my mother and sister might help her . |
| 13 | He was angry because of the circumstances ; I was angry because I thought we were going to be robbed of the Open . |
| 14 | ‘ There is an element of frustration because I thought ‘ Bizarro ’ was great . |
| 15 | For a while though , I had a psychological block to sailing in fresher winds because I thought my weight and strength was not up to it . |
| 16 | I was very hurt , because I thought I took life seriously , although it was true that there was always plenty to laugh about ! |
| 17 | I wanted to run it because I thought it was the only way we stood a chance . |
| 18 | So I mostly chose Uncle Bill because I thought the world of him , but I was cunning enough to go to Uncle Geordie 's about every fourth week . |
| 19 | I avoided the chocolate cake because I thought it looked a little sickly . |
| 20 | I did n't think of her ; I ca n't say I went because I respected her decision or because I thought it was in her interest ; I knew it was n't in her interest , or mine , or ours . |
| 21 | I chose to visit London over other European cities , in part because I thought collectors back home would relate better to a city scene in which all the signs were in English , billboards , signs and marquees are often important elements in a city scene . |
| 22 | I was a bit nervous , because I thought she might go for me , but I crawled into the cage and put a slip lead on her . |
| 23 | I know that sounds quite sad and it 's embarrassing that I copied him , but I ca n't help it because I thought it looked so great on him . |
| 24 | ‘ When we were putting together our demos , ’ says singer Mike , ‘ we heard ‘ The Only One I Know ’ by The Charlatans and I was really pissed off because I thought it was exactly what we were trying to do … and they 'd got there first . ’ |
| 25 | I was even more frightened the next morning , when I passed some large blood clots instead of urine , I became very agitated because I thought I must be dying ’ . |
| 26 | ‘ At first I did n't bother to make a run , because I thought there was no point . |
| 27 | The crowd gently goaded him by chanting : ‘ Kenny what 's the score ? ’ and afterwards Dalglish admitted : ‘ I am disappointed we did n't get anything from the match because I thought we played well enough . |
| 28 | ‘ I was shocked in the sense that I knew what inspectors could do , but I was n't worried because I thought they were just wasting their time . ’ |
| 29 | I did n't want Mary to go because I thought I would n't see her for a long time , and I ran over to her and pleaded . |
| 30 | ‘ I stopped when a police car pulled up because I thought it was stupid to go on running . ’ |