Example sentences of "because [pers pn] have been [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I was in Rapeman , I ca n't say it really surprised me because I had been exposed to English people before , but I did n't think that people were being serious initially . |
| 2 | I think , because I had been working on Armchair Theatre , I was used to a certain style of drama , so when I saw the first Doctor Who script my first reaction was , after the first half hour , all we were left with was a lot of hairy-chested cavemen jumping around , grunting and going ‘ Ug ’ . |
| 3 | ‘ Because I 've been thinking over what you said and … |
| 4 | Alan Anderson , Monsanto Quality Manager , presented the award and made these comments : ‘ I had a personal interest in this one because I 've been working on the application of quality to safety management which is what the Rubber Chemicals Safety Improvement team is all about . |
| 5 | er , then , so that 's at least , well in fact that 's more than sufficient , I should get paid more than six hours because I 've been working on the students , on the disabled games all day Friday |
| 6 | ‘ I 've smiled before , because I 've been forced to , and now we 've had three hit singles I 'll smile when I fuckin' want to . ’ |
| 7 | Cos that 's why I did n't get any when I got my last prescription because I 'd been trying to just sort of even take one |
| 8 | I did n't need a pee because I 'd been pissing on the Poles during the day , infecting them with my scent and power . |
| 9 | No , I was looking forward to the Open because I 'd been stationed at Formby for my army service and I was anticipating meeting all my old friends from that time . |
| 10 | I know this because I have been glancing at a magazine called Rubiks printed in English and published in Budapest . |
| 11 | ‘ Because I have been born in England , I have been taught to be independent , original and to think for myself . |
| 12 | I do n't think I am taking this line merely because I have been corrupted by a philosophical training and can not come off the fence . |
| 13 | ‘ I tried to make the story as individual and as real as I can , and if possible to approach without any preconceptions , which is hard with Swan Lake because I have been associated with the ballet for 14 years . |
| 14 | you know there was I 've got a policy er here that I can take out and you took it and then that was it and you spent the rest of the time talking about this one policy whereas , because you 'd been thinking about that one , there may have been others that you may have been able to disturb her about or erm you know if she had other member of the family or education , whatever , there was , there was other areas that maybe you could 've brought up or gone back to anyway . |
| 15 | ‘ You were afraid of the light because you 'd been taught to be afraid of it , ’ said Rachaela . |
| 16 | Yeah there 's the price it 's size it 's this product you know the reason we 're phone you because you 've been identified as by the estate agent or medical practice or school as being very suitable and they would very much like you to support this . |
| 17 | You learn by doing , because you have been talking for a long time . |
| 18 | A MOTHER accused of trying to turn herself into a human fireball because she had been rejected by the boss she loved , wept yesterday as a jury acquitted her of attempted arson . |
| 19 | I received a call from another constituent who was frightened because she had been slapped with not one warrant sale but two , yet she had paid her poll tax . |
| 20 | Killer Clare was looking after Cathy because she had been employed by a home care agency which had n't checked her references — though she was wanted for arson . |
| 21 | Because she had been detached from it at the most traumatic moments , she had not been caused any distress but was well able to see how the combination of Daniel 's various experiences could have led to her phobia about water . |
| 22 | Because she had been exposed to the luxury end of the market , much of what she found at ‘ Laura Ashley ’ appalled her . |
| 23 | She was sore and uncomfortable , perhaps because she had been standing for so long and walking so much . |
| 24 | Alice was supposed to help but she always woke up too late because she had been working for her exam ; Emmie had to shake her for nearly five minutes before she came up , moaning , out of a deep well of sleep . |
| 25 | In a second case the single mother of four-year-old Graham Garlick was refused on the same grounds , because she had been evicted by Greater Manchester council for rent arrears of £150 . |
| 26 | The pensioner had been caring for his sick wife and had been able to make the US trip only because she had been taken into a nursing home to allow him to have the break . |
| 27 | A parliamentary candidate has branded a football club as sexist because she 's been barred from a men-only dinner . |
| 28 | And they give a , though she 's not being like , really cheeky , it 's because she 's been living in a culture for four years , where that 's the way they , they sell and buy . |
| 29 | you can guarantee it she goes to shops about eleven o'clock , she do n't come back till one because she 's been talking on shops , that 's her routine you know ? |
| 30 | In the first place she is anxious because she has been taken from her companions and familiar environment , and placed in a foreign country . |