Example sentences of "[noun] because [pron] do " in BNC.
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| 1 | I put my hands over my ears because I did n't want to know what was happening . |
| 2 | Partnership arrangements between a college and a company or companies might encompass a range of activities , including skills-updating courses , supervisory management and intensive language tuition for example , which fall outside the scope of this chapter because they do not impact directly upon the 16–19 age group . |
| 3 | He had his cigarette firmly between his lips because he did n't want it falling on the floor , or worse , on to the track . |
| 4 | Ballantyne 's boys were very soft when they first saw the pig because they did not want to disturb it when it was sleeping . |
| 5 | Thus many techniques for analysis and reaction presented through in-service training as ‘ cut flowers ’ , have failed to grow in schools because they do not make sense to the teachers once back in their schools . |
| 6 | And it went to seven months because they did have a downturn in the business so it pushed the quantities back a bit . |
| 7 | Some are antis because they do n't like Europe full stop . |
| 8 | California 's SIP was rejected by the EPA because it did not provide for attainment of the photochemical oxidant standard for Los Angeles . |
| 9 | His first wife had left him to become a theatrical agent because she did n't want to be just a housewife . |
| 10 | Palace manager Steve Coppell said : ‘ Everything we get from John now is a bonus because we did fear the worst . |
| 11 | They get cheaper insurance rates because their accident records are better ; they have fewer problems with their cars because they do n't thrash them ; and they probably expend far less nervous energy when they are driving , because they treat it like any other domestic activity . |
| 12 | A motor manufacturer will only be in a position to estimate revenue because they do not know how many cars they will sell . |
| 13 | I had to walk all the way to Magnus 's house in the dark because I did n't have any money . |
| 14 | She seems to have been a girl who drifted into relationships because she did n't like upsetting people . |
| 15 | The grammar of the language can be used to restrict word combinations because they do not combine arbitrarily to form sentences . |
| 16 | Salesman : ‘ sorry , guv , you 'll have to take a black Datsun because it does the same job , and is cheaper ! ’ |
| 17 | I would 've said that , but last night this meeting said they 'd very much like to see a officer in a car because they do n't see anybody at the moment |
| 18 | I think they 'd say that they 'd like to see an officer in a car because they do n't see anybody , what they really mean they want to see somebody they can talk |
| 19 | It seems the Reillys , who live in Dorset , stockpiled their life savings in the car because they did n't believe in banks or building societies . |
| 20 | The husband does not like the car because it does not reflect his status . |
| 21 | There had once been a row at Goodwood when the scrutineers rejected Colin 's car because it did n't have a fireproof bulkhead . |
| 22 | I 'm a car owner who 's actually thinking of selling my car because I do n't use it much in Glasgow I do n't need to , I can actually walk to work and to come to somewhere like Edinburgh tonight I would much prefer to use the train , but I think we could have much more adequal plans to do with pedestrianizing city centres so that cars were banned from them altogether , they could bring back trams which are much less in terms of pollution , they might not make us big profits for the company 's but they are a very good way , we , a lot of European cities still use trams . |
| 23 | Millwall manager Mick McCarthy admitted : ‘ I did advise the lads to cool down at half-time because I did n't want anyone sent off . |
| 24 | The reason the Democrats lost was that Stevenson lacked ‘ the presidential image ’ — which sounds suspiciously like saying he did n't become president because he did n't become president . |
| 25 | The example auditors ' reports given in the exposure draft are unlikely to help narrow the expectations gap because they do not include references to the inherent limitations of financial reporting and , in particular , to the need to recognise that the balance sheet is not intended to be a statement of a company 's net worth and that there can not be a guarantee that the company will survive as a going concern . |
| 26 | ‘ You ca n't be influenced from the future because you do n't know what 's going to happen , so you can only be influenced from the past . |
| 27 | Previous weight-loss or crash diets may well have failed in the short or long term because they did not take into account problems you might have had with food allergy or intolerance . |
| 28 | ( e ) As we have seen , an intention to repay or substitute may be dishonest because the defendant can not replace the very thing taken , yet if he intends to return the property itself , he is not guilty of theft because he does not have the intention permanently to deprive . |
| 29 | It could be that Lord Roskill wished in this way to exonerate the mischievous label-switcher , but that person is anyway not guilty of theft because he does not have the mental element . |
| 30 | Twelve days before Soviet troops entered Afghanistan Amin gave his word that ‘ no Soviet military bases will be built in Afghanistan because we do not need them ’ . |