Example sentences of "because i knew [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had chosen these subjects specifically because I knew nothing about any of the four disciplines and because , having studied foreign languages at A Level , it seemed natural to develop my linguistic skills . |
| 2 | Right , because I knew nothing about it , yeah , so |
| 3 | As far as I 'm concerned , I went to Hector because I knew him and I knew he 'd let me have a boat cheaply , and I 've used it since then — since the fifteenth — for pleasure , and now to come over and look my people up . |
| 4 | ‘ Because I knew him . |
| 5 | However , because I knew her at close quarters only during her maiden years and have not seen her once since she went to the West Country to become ‘ Mrs Benn ’ , you will perhaps excuse my impropriety in referring to her as I knew her , and in my mind have continued to call her throughout these years . |
| 6 | I did n't tell you because I knew we 'd have a scene like this and I do n't like it . |
| 7 | At one point in the turbulence I felt certain I was going to be air-sick and the very thought was unsettling , because I knew we would have to write and file our first flight story from Calgary within an hour or two , and that story had to be sent , come what may , including sickness . |
| 8 | ‘ It had been bloody hard because we were sleeping with each other from very early on but we had always agreed not to get physical because I knew we should n't , ’ he said . |
| 9 | no I did n't , I never liked it , whether that was because I knew we were n't gon na be there , or , you know , I just , I was only there six months |
| 10 | I did n't like to call out because I knew they were busy getting lunch . |
| 11 | I told my friends I was going to the dentist this afternoon because I knew they 'd be jealous if they knew I 'd seen Home Alone 2 before anyone else . |
| 12 | Faintly I could make out , because I knew they should be there , the sculpted masks of Tragedy and Comedy above the central doorway . |
| 13 | And , and you think to yourself oh we 've seen everything , but I used to get pleasure in taking somebody to the potteries because I knew they had n't seen it and it would be like ooh , when they got there , you could see the shock , the surprise in their eyes when they went in there |
| 14 | And I thought they were going to the meeting er on Friday because I knew they were both off |
| 15 | More than sixty years after the event , while watching a child of his own try out his first steps , he suddenly stated in reminiscence and satisfaction to his most intimate Spanish friend , ‘ I remember that I learned to walk by pushing a big tin box of sweet biscuits in front of me because I knew what was inside . ’ |
| 16 | I found that sentence easier because I knew what I was getting into . |
| 17 | Because I knew their job , I 'd done their job you see . |
| 18 | She menaced me with the extinguisher 's nozzle and , because I knew Ellen did not make idle threats , and because I knew she despised all displays of macho violence , I obediently stepped backwards and watched as she transferred the extinguisher 's aim to Sweetman . |
| 19 | She did n't smile and this perplexed me because I knew she liked our Mary . |
| 20 | At one time I would buy a bottle of whiskey and pour it all over me before going home because I knew she would n't try to argue if she thought I was drunk . |
| 21 | ‘ I told her where the door was , because I knew she would keep the secret . ’ |
| 22 | I waited for her to bring up the subject of Graham 's murder because I knew she would have been very upset . |
| 23 | I suppose it was in a way because I knew she did n't really love me . |
| 24 | I was also secretly happy and secure because I knew he was out of the fighting . |
| 25 | Then he said , ‘ If I was to advertise this job how likely would you be to apply for it ? ’ , and suddenly the hairs prickled on the back of my neck , because I knew he was serious . |
| 26 | I heard the tyres screech and quickly moved my right leg because I knew he was about to make contact . |
| 27 | I did not question him because I knew he would be unable to describe what and how he felt , even if he had been willing to do so . |
| 28 | But I did not feel jealous , because I knew he did not love her . |
| 29 | ‘ The other is for Rachel , Flo 's wife in South Africa , because I knew he would n't get round to doing it himself and I thought she 'd like to be able to show their little daughter a picture of her father doing something responsible and public-spirited for a change . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I could n't stay in hospital because I knew he was there , ’ said the father-of-one . |