Example sentences of "because [pers pn] [vb mod] [adv] [vb infin] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Marie 's parents had strong religious views that made her feel very guilty about having sex in their home when she and her husband had to live there for a while : " We did it on the bedroom floor on the wedding night because I would n't use the bed , in case it made a noise . |
| 2 | I 'm glad I 'm not in the position of having to sort out Everton 's troubles , because I would n't have a clue how to get them out of the mess they are in . |
| 3 | Er but I said I could n't give him a definite quote for a price , because I would n't have the Committee . |
| 4 | Well he says , said to me I do n't know why you 're going to keep , er th to slimming thing cos you , because I ca n't tell no difference with you . |
| 5 | If it does n't work because I ca n't carry the experiment through ’ — I shrugged my shoulders — ‘ it would n't be worth starting on . |
| 6 | I have gone into this rather lengthy description for two reasons : one , because it leads back into the folklore of the November Owl Pie , and two , because I ca n't stand the blighters at any price . |
| 7 | I wo n't do defended cases because I ca n't spare the time , not because I do n't feel competent . |
| 8 | I had for a long time being trying to find a way of showing the heat-pain argument to be invalid , because I could not accept the conclusion , that heat exists only as a sensation in the mind . |
| 9 | I ca n't for the love of me understand the leadership of all the unions that allowed , we do n't even get enough holidays of what they get on the continent , we should be asking for more , not taking them off us or putting it in October to celebrate Nelson and Trafalgar because I could n't give a monkey for 'em . |
| 10 | Anyway , you can see I feel confused about it still , because I could n't face the flak from your friends . |
| 11 | 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 . ’ |
| 12 | Eventually I stopped asking , because I could n't bear the sad little shake of his head that meant Not this time either . |
| 13 | I ran away , back to Palma , because I could n't bear the pain of Maria Luisa coming back , wanting you back and the life all three of you shared . ’ |
| 14 | At first the thought of going back to work made me shudder because I could n't stand the thought of leaving Danielle for an hour let alone a whole day , but once my husband Dave and I had left Danielle with a babysitter a couple of times , I realised that she would still be there when I came back and that she would be fine . |
| 15 | ‘ I left him because I could n't handle the shadow his expectations threw over me … the way he cast me as a member of his dream . |
| 16 | But I 've always known I could never be a professional jockey because I could n't make the weight . |
| 17 | ‘ Once I felt I should go mad because I could n't finish The Watsons . ’ |
| 18 | I started relationships with women my own age , but found I could n't take to them because I could n't forget the woman I had married . |
| 19 | because I could n't take a |
| 20 | One night I stopped on a bit at the dance in Cotherstone and had to walk home because I could n't get a lift from anyone . |
| 21 | I was chuckling away to myself because I could n't believe the nerve of the fish grabbing my bait . |
| 22 | I swear to you that when I kissed you in Ib 's Club it was simply because I could n't resist the temptation . |
| 23 | I 'd been working in a factory , but I had to give that up because I could n't afford a nursery . |
| 24 | In the end I had to let Benjy go because I could n't afford the dog food . |
| 25 | Some obvious and important matters were left to one side for years because I could n't see a way forward , or had no time to do the experiments — or could n't find the funds to buy the equipment or chemicals needed . |
| 26 | Turning my back on my husband , you say ; and yes , I did , because I could still smell the whores of Bog 's End on him . |
| 27 | ‘ Well , do n't take too long , girl , because I can not bear the atmosphere in this house much longer . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I must go , clearly , because I can not defend a policy I candidly dislike , ’ he wrote on 4 November , having already told Sir Walter Monckton , the Paymaster General , on 1 November that ‘ I felt I might have to resign as I thought the policy bad and disastrous . ’ |
| 29 | But , because I can not accept the idea of total predestination , it has then to be the human being who either succeeds or fails . |
| 30 | Because I can not find a fucking man . |