Example sentences of "[noun prp] because she [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Then I 'd say perhaps Harry 's sunglasses and pen and belt were with Angela Brickell because she took them there herself . ’ |
| 2 | John Wain , who is said to reread Johnson 's Rasselas every year , has the heroine of his first novel , Hurry on Down ( 1953 ) , call herself Moll Flanders because she has just been reading Defoe 's novel and scents a resemblance to herself ; and Iris Murdoch , who seldom reads twentieth-century fiction at all , is profoundly immersed in the great realistic fiction of earlier ages , whether English , French or Russian . |
| 3 | er a property or something for Toby because she 's got to invest the money in |
| 4 | I remember a lingering preference for Ruth Etting because she reminded me of Marion Brown . |
| 5 | Marie remained at L'Auberge because she felt that although Norman , the new chef , was qualified and experienced , he needed to be shown her way of doing things . |
| 6 | I 'd ordered it because brandy always makes me thirsty ( noticed that ? ) and Lucy because she said she liked ‘ well-balanced , high gravity bitters ’ . |
| 7 | She did n't buy any toys for Josh because she had decided to open a toy shop . |
| 8 | ‘ I have a massive problem with Kylie Minogue because she epitomises the acceptable role . |
| 9 | In Impressionist Cats ( 1992 ) , her favourite artist to render is Van Gogh because she finds his style ‘ so recognisable and easy to imitate ’ . |
| 10 | As a matter of fact' — he frowned in concentration — ‘ I do recall her putting a matchbook in her handbag at one point and saying she would pass it on to Heather because she collected the things . |
| 11 | He says that to me and then he turns round and says that they were all taking the piss out of Gemma because she 's got thunder thighs and she has n't , that 's the whole point ! |
| 12 | As James Gilbey , a member of the distilling dynasty who has known Diana since she was 17 , noted : ‘ She said to me recently that she had n't made any date in her diary past July because she does n't think she is going to be there . ’ |
| 13 | The argument raged for days , then Richard suddenly declared that he would not marry Alys because she had been his father 's mistress and had borne him a son . |
| 14 | Thérèse because she was indifferent to the acid jab of nettles , Léonie because she liked to see that little corner of the grounds turned untidy and wild , the gateposts swarming with weeds and grass in their crevices , clumps of Michaelmas daisies . |
| 15 | The pronouncement of big statements is anathema to Juliana because she feels her point of view changes from time to time and she 's afraid of saying too much in case she alienates people , but she does admit to finding life in America ‘ scary ’ at the moment . |
| 16 | We said no , I , I , I 'm doing everything that table says at the moment , so no , but I 'm going to give one to Shirley because she got most of the answer and then she came back with the right bit at the end as well . |
| 17 | We said no , oh , I , I , I 'm doing everything that table says at the moment , so no , but I 'm going to give one to Shirley because she got most of the answer and then she came back with the right bit at the end as well . |
| 18 | ‘ I liked Catherine because she laughed a lot . |
| 19 | Elizabeth Wolstenholme-Elmy , for example , was associated with the suffrage movement , Butler 's campaign against the CD Acts , and the campaign for the Married Women 's Property Acts , while Millicent Fawcett , though withholding public support for Butler because she feared it would bring the suffrage movement into disrepute , in fact wholeheartedly approved of her work . |
| 20 | They did n't talk about it , not to outsiders , not to Gillian because she said it was all stupid and Jamie had probably been scared out of his wits only no one guessed it . |
| 21 | Although Carolyn Atkinson ca n't use Textcall because she communicates by sign language , she says it will help many others.She knows all too well how frustrating not being able to use a phone is : |
| 22 | She went to Indooroophilly because she lived there now , and in an evening that had turned rather sad and sour she did n't know what else to do . |
| 23 | Shirley questioned Diane because she had seen what had happened . |
| 24 | Larry questioned Diane because she had seen what had happened . |
| 25 | Shirley questioned Diane because she wanted to find out what had happened . |
| 26 | Chasing after Julius in that oh , so subtle and ladylike way , looking down that elegant nose of hers at Jessamy because she did n't wear designer clothes or lead a sophisticated social life , silently sneering at her because she had lost Julius just as she , Eleanor , had always predicted she would . |
| 27 | Funny how it was ‘ alright ’ to like Alison Moyet because she had a proper soul voice or some such Eric Clapton fan cack but Andy Bell was not a proper singer because he liked to dress funny and was quite clearly in the rugger team drinking club . |
| 28 | ‘ I like your harp , ’ said Melanie because she loved him . |
| 29 | Police , who broke into the flat when alerted by Stuart 's parents , believe he killed Lisa because she planned to leave him . |
| 30 | They had had a farewell drink together , two women who had worked well together without ever abandoning their professional personae , Maria because she had been afraid of inadvertently giving away something that might alert Cavell 's suspicions where Luke was concerned . |