Example sentences of "[det] 's only because " in BNC.
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| 1 | And that 's only because I had good teachers — I do n't think that I have any special superhuman gift for it . ’ |
| 2 | But that 's only because he has learned to leave the jokes in the dressing room . |
| 3 | You may feel queer for a while longer , but that 's only because you 're ill , and illness makes people feel queer . |
| 4 | ‘ Oh , David , really , that 's only because he knows perfectly well he 'll sell when we say how much . |
| 5 | He actually is reading a paper from Atlanta , but if he 's speaking with a slight Scottish accent then er that 's only because he 's actually from Scotland . |
| 6 | But that 's only because of the parts he 's played . |
| 7 | " That 's only because you 've had no practice , " Bower-bird said reassuringly . |
| 8 | Er but that 's only because of the erm the difficulties of erm er of , of ownership of this sort of thing . |
| 9 | I 've only had ever about two complaints in four and a half years , and that 's not very bad , that 's only because the filter needed cleaning , mostly . |
| 10 | ‘ That 's only because she thinks all you 've achieved is quite amazing . |
| 11 | ‘ That 's only because you know I 'll be more efficient at the job . |
| 12 | But that 's only because it 's an American idea that 's the only reason you do n't like it |
| 13 | That 's only because you 're looking at it in a very short- term perspective , they , the way they saw the communist revolution was by a very long drawn out process and so it was n't that the revolution had just created this was , this was an important step in order to lead to their ultimate goal . |
| 14 | Well that 's only because it was terrible before though |
| 15 | Yeah but that 's only because I er I owe a grand in poll tax you see . |
| 16 | And , and that 's only because her husband were on a promise from her . |